Shloka 47
Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था
संजय उवाच धृष्टद्युम्न: सदेवैतान् संदीपयति भारत । युद्धयध्वमिति मा भैष्ट युद्धाद् भरतसत्तमा:
sañjaya uvāca
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ sadā etān sandīpayati bhārata |
yuddhyadhvam iti mā bhaiṣṭa yuddhād bharatasattamāḥ ||
Sanjaya said: “O Bharata (Dhritarashtra), Dhrishtadyumna continually rouses these men. He urges them, ‘Fight! Do not be afraid of battle, O best of the Bharatas.’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kshatriya host must be steadied through courage and resolve: fear of battle is to be set aside when duty requires action, and a leader’s role includes kindling morale without wavering.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Dhrishtadyumna is repeatedly stirring the Pandava side, urging them to engage in battle and not to be afraid.