Shloka 35
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
सारथिस्तमपोवाह समरे शरविक्षतम् | ततः सा महती सेना प्राद्रवन्निशि भारत
sārathis tam apōvāha samare śaravikṣatam | tataḥ sā mahatī senā prādravan niśi bhārata ||
Sañjaya said: The charioteer then carried him away from the battlefield, wounded by arrows. After that, O Bhārata, that vast army broke into flight in the night.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of collective morale in war: even a large army can collapse into panic when a prominent fighter is wounded and withdrawn, underscoring the ethical cost of violence and the dependence of many on the steadiness of a few.
Sañjaya reports that a charioteer removes a warrior who has been pierced and wounded by arrows from the battlefield; immediately afterward, the great army begins to flee in the darkness of night.