Shloka 283
अदिद्धं तत्र नाद्राक्षं युयुधानस्य सायकै: । सर्दीसे पीड़ित हुई गायोंके समान आपकी सारी सेना वहीं चक्कर लगा रही थी। मैंने वहाँ एक भी पैदल, रथी, हाथी तथा सवारसहित घोड़ेको ऐसा नहीं देखा, जो युयुधानके बाणोंसे विद्ध न हुआ हो
adiddhaṁ tatra nādrākṣaṁ yuyudhānasya sāyakaiḥ |
Sañjaya said: There I did not see a single warrior left unpierced by Yuyudhāna’s arrows. The entire host, struck and bewildered, kept wheeling about in confusion—like cattle afflicted by a painful ailment—showing how, in war, unchecked fury and fear can dissolve order and discernment.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming martial prowess can break an army’s cohesion: when fear and pain dominate, discipline collapses. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring warning that war magnifies human frailty—valor can become devastation, and order can quickly turn into chaos.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) is striking the opposing forces so thoroughly that he cannot find anyone unhit by his arrows; the army circles about in disarray under the pressure of Sātyaki’s assault.