Shloka 28
परित्राह्ोनमभ्येत्य संशयं परमं गतम्
paritrāhoṇam abhyetya saṁśayaṁ paramaṁ gatam
Sañjaya sprach: Als er sich dem zu Rettenden näherte, ergriff ihn der äußerste Zweifel—gefangen zwischen der dringenden Pflicht zu schützen und der gefährlichen Ungewissheit, was im Wirrwarr des Krieges zu tun sei.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in extreme situations like battle, even the impulse to protect can be accompanied by profound doubt; it foregrounds the ethical tension between immediate compassion/protection and uncertain consequences.
Sañjaya reports that someone approaches a person needing rescue or protection, but upon arriving is overwhelmed by intense uncertainty—suggesting a critical, peril-filled moment where the right course of action is unclear.