Shloka 51
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
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स त्वन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत् कल्पितं पुन:
sa tv anyaṁ ratham āsthāya vidhivat kalpitaṁ punaḥ
Sañjaya said: Then he mounted another chariot, newly prepared again in due and proper form—according to the prescribed rules—signaling a swift return to disciplined action amid the pressures of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in crisis, action should be undertaken with vidhivat—order, propriety, and disciplined preparedness—rather than haste or disorder; the verse highlights rule-governed conduct as a stabilizing ethical principle in war.
Sañjaya reports that the warrior (contextually, the principal combatant being described in this passage) leaves one chariot and mounts another that has been properly re-equipped, indicating a tactical reset and immediate continuation of the fight.