Shloka 85
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
न हि मे वर्तते बुद्धिरद्य युद्धे कथंचन । दोणो<5पि रभसो युद्धे मम पीडयते बलम्,आज किसी प्रकार मेरी बुद्धि युद्धमें नहीं लग रही है। इधर द्रोणाचार्य भी युद्धस्थलमें बड़े वेगसे आक्रमण करके मेरी सेनाको पीड़ित कर रहे हैं
na hi me vartate buddhir adya yuddhe kathaṃcana | droṇo 'pi rabhaso yuddhe mama pīḍayate balam ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “For today, my mind finds no footing in battle at all. And Droṇa too, rushing fiercely in the fight, is pressing hard upon my forces.”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological burden of righteous leadership in war: even a dharma-minded king like Yudhiṣṭhira can lose resolve when violence conflicts with conscience, yet the pressure of duty and the enemy’s onslaught forces a decision.
In the Droṇa Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira voices his inability to concentrate on fighting, while noting that Droṇa is attacking with great speed and force, severely afflicting the Pāṇḍava troops—signaling a moment of crisis and urgency on the battlefield.