Shloka 40
यथा यथा हि युध्यन्ते योधा ह्ास्त्रमिदं प्रति । तथा तथा भवन््त्येते कौरवा बलवत्तरा:,“हमारे योद्धा जैसे-जैसे इस अस्त्रके विरुद्ध युद्ध करते हैं, वैसे-ही-वैसे ये कौरव अत्यन्त प्रबल होते जा रहे हैं!
yathā yathā hi yudhyante yodhā hy astram idaṃ prati | tathā tathā bhavanty ete kauravā balavattarāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “As our warriors engage again and again against this weapon, so too do these Kauravas become ever more powerful.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield paradox: opposition to a formidable weapon can, through repeated engagement, intensify a side’s strength and cohesion. Ethically, it underscores how perseverance and collective resolve can grow under pressure, even amid destructive conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as the Kaurava warriors continue to fight against a particular astra being used in the battle, the Kaurava host is not collapsing; rather, their effective power is increasing with each encounter.