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अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
वातायमानैस्तैरश्वैरपानीयत संगरात् । प्रभो! उस सारथिके धराशायी होनेपर आपके पुत्रका रथ हवाके समान तीव्र वेगसे भागनेवाले घोड़ोंद्वारा युद्धस्थलसे दूर हटा दिया गया ।। ४३ $ ।। ततस्तव सुता राजन् सैनिकाश्न विशाम्पते
vāṭāyamānais tair aśvair apānīyata saṅgarāt | prabho! asau sārathike dharāśāyī bhavane paraṁ tava putrasya ratho havā-samāna-tīvra-vegase bhāganevāle ghoṛoṁdvārā yuddhasthalāt dūraṁ haṭā diya gaya || 43 || tatastava sutā rājan sainikāś ca viśāmpate
Sañjaya sprach: O Herr, als jener Wagenlenker zu Boden fiel, wurde der Wagen deines Sohnes von jenen Pferden, die wie der Wind dahinstürmten, rasch vom Schlachtfeld fortgezogen. Dann, o König, reagierten auch deine Söhne und die Krieger — o Herrscher der Menschen — entsprechend dem Umschwung des Kampfes.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the might of a warrior depends on supporting roles and conditions: when the charioteer falls, the chariot’s effectiveness collapses, forcing withdrawal. The passage underscores the fragility of power in war and the ethical weight of responsibility toward those who enable leadership.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, after the charioteer fell on the battlefield, the king’s son’s chariot was quickly pulled away by swift horses, removing him from immediate danger. The verse then transitions to describe how the king’s sons and troops respond as the situation develops.