Shloka 75
नैतद् बलमसंवार्य शक््यो जेतुं जयद्रथः । एते हि सैन्धवस्यार्थे सर्वे संत्यक्तजीविता:,इस सेनाका निवारण किये बिना जयद्रथको जीतना असम्भव है। ये सभी सैनिक सिन्धुराजके लिये अपना जीवन न्यौछावर कर चुके हैं
naitad balam asaṃvārya śakyo jetuṃ jayadrathaḥ | ete hi saindhavasyārthe sarve saṃtyaktajīvitāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Without first checking this irresistible force, Jayadratha cannot be overcome. For all these warriors, for the sake of the king of Sindhu, have already renounced their lives—resolved to die rather than let him be defeated.”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira highlights a practical-ethical truth of warfare: a leader cannot be reached or defeated while a devoted protective force stands unbroken. The verse underscores the power of collective resolve—soldiers who have ‘given up life’ for a cause become a near-unstoppable barrier, demanding strategy and restraint rather than mere personal valor.
In the Drona Parva context, the Pāṇḍavas are trying to reach and punish Jayadratha. Yudhiṣṭhira warns that Jayadratha is shielded by an army determined to die for him; therefore, unless that defending force is first checked or broken, defeating Jayadratha directly is not feasible.