Shloka 79
स दृष्टवा पुनरायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम्
sa dṛṣṭvā punarāyāntaṃ rathena rathināṃ varam
Sañjaya sprach: Als die Umstehenden den Vornehmsten der Wagenkrieger abermals auf seinem Wagen zurückkehren sahen, erkannten sie, wie der Schwung der Schlacht von Neuem anschwoll—denn dort treiben Tapferkeit und Entschlossenheit, zum Guten wie zum Bösen, die Menschen wieder in das Getümmel.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the battlefield ethic of persistence: a leading warrior, even after withdrawal or repositioning, returns again—showing how resolve and martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) propel continued engagement, with moral weight depending on the cause served.
Sañjaya reports that a foremost chariot-fighter is seen coming back again in his chariot, signaling a renewed entry into the combat and drawing attention to that warrior’s prominence among rathins.