Mahabharata 6.3.78 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 78
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नैव शक््या समाधातुं संनिपाते महाचमू: । दीर्णामित्येव दीर्यन्ते सुविद्वांसोईपि भारत
naiva śakyā samādhātuṁ saṁnipāte mahācamūḥ | dīrṇām ity eva dīryante suvidvāṁso ’pi bhārata bharatanandana ||
হে ভারতনন্দন! বৃহৎ সেনার ঘন সমাবেশে যখন হুড়োহুড়ি লাগে, তখন তাকে বুঝিয়ে-শুনিয়ে আবার শৃঙ্খলায় আনা সহজ নয়। ‘সেনা ভেঙে গেছে’—এই কথা শুনলেই যুদ্ধবিদ্যায় পারদর্শী ও বিদ্বানরাও ছত্রভঙ্গ হয়ে পালাতে শুরু করে।
व्यास उवाच
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Once panic spreads in a large, tightly packed army, rational counsel and even expert knowledge lose their force; therefore steadiness, clear command, and inner discipline are essential to prevent collapse in crisis.
Vyāsa describes the dynamics of a battlefield rout: when the rumor or cry arises that the army has ‘broken,’ the mass begins to scatter, and even seasoned, learned warriors are swept into flight.
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