Shloka 86
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
ततः स्वशिबिरं प्राप्य व्यतिष्ठन्त ससैनिका: । दुर्योधनकी खोज करते-करते जब पाण्डवोंके वाहन बहुत थक गये, तब सभी पाण्डव सैनिकोंसहित अपने शिविरमें आकर ठहर गये
tataḥ svaśibiraṃ prāpya vyatiṣṭhanta sasainikāḥ |
Sañjaya said: Then, having reached their own camp, they halted together with their troops. After searching for Duryodhana until their mounts were greatly fatigued, the Pāṇḍavas returned with their forces and took their stand in the encampment—an implicit recognition of the limits of pursuit and the need to regroup amid the pressures of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in righteous struggle, action must be tempered by discernment: when pursuit exhausts men and mounts, it is prudent to withdraw, consolidate, and preserve strength rather than press on blindly.
After an extended search for Duryodhana that leaves their mounts worn out, the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by their troops, reach their own camp and halt there.