Shloka 25
द्रवमाणं तु तत् सैन्यं दृष्टवा विगतचेतनम् । मध्यस्थतां च पार्थस्य धर्मपुत्रो5ब्रवीदिदम्,उन्होंने अपनी उस सेनाको जब अचेत होकर भागती और दुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनको तटस्थभावसे खड़ा देखा, तब इस प्रकार कहा--
sañjaya uvāca | dravamāṇaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā vigatacetanaṃ | madhyasthatāṃ ca pārthasya dharmaputro 'bravīd idam ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing that army fleeing in panic, as if bereft of sense, and noticing Pārtha (Arjuna), the son of Pāṇḍu, standing aloof and neutral, Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira) spoke these words.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a moment of battlefield collapse, the verse highlights the ethical burden of leadership: when troops lose courage and order breaks down, a principal warrior’s neutrality becomes a moral and strategic issue, prompting Dharmaputra to intervene through counsel or command.
Sañjaya reports that the army is fleeing in confusion, and Arjuna is standing aside in a neutral posture; seeing this, Yudhiṣṭhira begins to speak, setting up the next lines of dialogue and decision-making.