Shloka 48
Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout
Chapter 17
ततो दौर्योधनं सैन्यं मुदा परमया युतम् | ऋतेडर्जुनं भृशं क्रुद्धं धर्मराजस्य निग्रहे,तब दुर्योधनकी सेना बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ अर्जुनके बिना राजा युधिष्ठिरको कैद करनेके लिये अत्यन्त क्रोधपूर्वक प्रयत्न करने लगी
tato dauryodhanaṁ sainyaṁ mudā paramayā yutam | ṛte ’rjunaṁ bhṛśaṁ kruddhaṁ dharmarājasya nigrahe ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তেতিয়া দুঃশাসনৰ (দুৰ্যোধনৰ) সেনা পৰম আনন্দে উল্লসিত হৈ, অৰ্জুন নথকাৰ সুযোগ লৈ, ধৰ্মৰাজ যুধিষ্ঠিৰক বন্দী কৰিবলৈ ভয়ংকৰ ক্ৰোধে চেষ্টা কৰিবলৈ ধৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, opponents often target the moral and strategic pivot of a side—here Dharmarāja—especially when the chief protector (Arjuna) is absent. Ethically, it underscores the vulnerability of dharma-centered leadership amid aggressive, opportunistic force, and the tension between righteous rule and battlefield pragmatism.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana’s troops, encouraged and delighted, intensify their effort to overpower and capture Yudhiṣṭhira. They do so specifically because Arjuna is not present, and they act with heightened anger and urgency to secure a decisive advantage.