Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 78
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने विद्रवे भूशदारुणे । युयुत्सु: शोकसम्मूढ: प्राप्तकालमचिन्तयत्
tasmiṁs tathā vartamāne vidrave bhūśa-dāruṇe | yuyutsuḥ śoka-sammūḍhaḥ prāpta-kālam acintayat ||
Sañjaya said: While that dreadful rout was thus in progress, Yuyutsu, overwhelmed and bewildered by grief, began to reflect inwardly on what duty the moment demanded.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid panic and grief, one should pause to discern prāpta-kāla-dharma—the action that is ethically and practically appropriate to the moment—rather than act blindly under emotional shock.
A terrifying rout has broken out on the battlefield. In that chaos, Yuyutsu—struck by sorrow and confusion—turns inward to consider what he should do next, and Sanjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.