Shloka 4536
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
आरोप्य स्वरथं तूर्णमपोवाह रणातुरम् । तब दुःशासनने वृषसेनको रथ और अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंसे हीन हुआ देख उसे रणसे व्याकुल हुआ मानकर तुरंत ही अपने रथपर बिठा लिया और वहाँसे दूर हटा दिया
sañjaya uvāca | āropya svarathaṃ tūrṇam apovāha raṇāturam |
Sañjaya said: Seeing Vṛṣasena deprived of his chariot and weapons, and judging him to be distressed and shaken by the battle, Duḥśāsana quickly lifted him onto his own chariot and carried him away from that perilous spot. The act reflects a warrior’s duty of protection toward an ally amid the chaos of war, even as the larger conflict continues to erode righteousness on both sides.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within an unrighteous war, immediate duties such as protecting a vulnerable ally can still be performed; the verse highlights kṣatriya responsibility and loyalty, though it does not absolve the broader ethical failures of the conflict.
Vṛṣasena is seen without chariot and weapons and is presumed battle-shaken; Duḥśāsana swiftly places him on his own chariot and withdraws him from danger, as Sañjaya reports.