Shloka 109
सव्यं चक्र महीग्रस्तं दृष्टवा दैवादिदं मम । पार्थ कापुरुषाचीर्णमभिसंधिं विसर्जय,'पार्थ! दैवयोगसे मेरे इस बायें पहियेको धरतीमें फँसा हुआ देखकर तुम कापुरुषोचित कपटपूर्ण बर्तावका परित्याग करो
savyaṃ cakraṃ mahīgrastaṃ dṛṣṭvā daivād idaṃ mama | pārtha kāpuruṣācīrṇam abhisandhiṃ visarjaya ||
Sañjaya said: “O Pārtha, seeing my left wheel sunk into the earth by the force of fate, abandon this cowardly, deceitful stratagem. Act openly, as befits a warrior, and do not take advantage of this mishap.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a battlefield ethic: do not exploit an opponent’s misfortune caused by fate; abandoning deceitful advantage is presented as the honorable, kṣatriya-appropriate course.
In the midst of combat, a chariot’s left wheel is seen stuck in the earth due to destiny; the speaker addresses Pārtha (Arjuna), urging him to give up any cowardly, deceptive plan and fight straightforwardly.