Shloka 33
Uttarā-Pratigrahaṇa and Abhimanyu–Uttarā Vivāha
Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 67
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्ता विदेशस्था विचेतस: । जब कौरव-दलके लोग चले गये या इधर-उधर सब दिशाओंमें भाग गये, उस समय बहुत-से कौरवसैनिक जो घने जंगलमें छिपे हुए थे, वहाँसे निकलकर डरते-डरते अर्जुनके पास आये। उनके मनमें भय समा गया था। वे भूखे-प्यासे और थके-माँदे थे। परदेशमें होनेके कारण उनके हृदयकी व्याकुलता और बढ़ गयी थी। वे उस समय केश खोले और हाथ जोड़े हुए खड़े दिखायी दिये
kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntā videśasthā viceṭasaḥ | yadā kaurava-dalake lokāś calitā vā diśo diśaḥ palāyitāḥ, tadā bahavaḥ kaurava-sainikā gahana-vane nihitāḥ tataḥ nirgatyārjunaṃ prati bhayāt bhayāt samupāyayuḥ | teṣāṃ hṛdaye bhayaṃ samāviśat | te kṣudhārditāḥ pipāsitāś ca pariśrāntāś ca | videśasthitvāt teṣāṃ mānasī vyākulatā bhūya eva vardhitā | te tasmin kāle muktakeśā añjalibaddhahastāś ca tiṣṭhanta iti dṛśyante |
Vaiśampāyana said: When the Kaurava ranks had withdrawn or scattered in flight in every direction, many Kaurava soldiers who had been hiding in the dense forest came out and, trembling with fear, approached Arjuna. Fear had seized their hearts. They were hungry, thirsty, and exhausted; and being in a foreign land only heightened their inner distress. At that moment they were seen standing with loosened hair and hands joined in supplication—an image of defeat and helplessness that implicitly acknowledges the victor’s power and the need for protection rather than further violence.
वैशम्पायन उवाच