Shloka 31
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
नलिनी द्विरदेनेव समन्तात् प्रतिलोडिता । दुर्योधनने समरांगणमें पाण्डव-सेनाको सब ओरसे उसी प्रकार मथ डाला, जैसे हाथी कमलोंसे भरे हुए किसी पोखरेको || ३० ई ।। ततस्तां प्रहितां सेनां दृष्टवा पुत्रेण ते नृप
nalinī dviradeneva samantāt pratiloditā | duryodhanena samarāṅgaṇe pāṇḍava-senāṃ sabhāraḥ sarvataḥ tathā mathitā yathā hastī kamalaiḥ pūrṇaṃ kaṃcit saraḥ ||
Sañjaya said: On the battlefield, Duryodhana churned and scattered the Pāṇḍava host on every side, as an elephant entering a lotus-filled pond stirs it up from all directions. The image lays bare war’s brutal momentum: disciplined ranks collapse into turmoil when driven by pride and the hunger for victory rather than restraint and dharma.
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