Shloka 28
विनिवृत्तान् कुरून् दृष्टवा पाण्डवा5पि स्वसैनिकान् । दूतैः शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तै:ः समन््तात् पर्यवारयन्
vinivṛttān kurūn dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavā api svasainikān | dūtaiḥ śīghrāśvasaṃyuktaiḥ samantāt paryavārayan ||
Sañjaya sprach: Als die Pāṇḍavas sahen, dass die Kuru-Krieger sich aus dem Kampf zurückzogen, entsandten auch sie in alle Richtungen Boten auf schnellen Pferden und befahlen ihren eigenen Truppen, die Schlacht zu beenden.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, conduct is governed by dharma: when the opponent withdraws, continuing violence becomes needless and blameworthy; disciplined leadership restrains troops and prevents gratuitous harm.
Sañjaya reports that the Kuru forces turn back from combat; observing this, the Pāṇḍavas send swift mounted messengers in all directions to signal their own army to stop fighting as well.