Shloka 11
Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 77 — Saindhava resistance, Arjuna’s restraint, and Duḥśalā’s supplication
त॑ स्मरन्तो वर्ध वीरा: सिन्धुराजस्य चाहवे । जयद्रथस्य कौरव्य समरे सव्यसाचिना
taṁ smaranto vīrāḥ sindhurājasya cāhave | jayadrathasya kauravya samare savyasācinā ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Aquellos guerreros recordaban una y otra vez la muerte de Jayadratha, rey de Sindhu, a manos de Savyasācī Arjuna en combate. La memoria de aquel hecho, realizado en el campo de Kurukṣetra, no se borraba de sus mentes.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of decisive action in a righteous war: a single, resolute deed—carried out with skill and determination—can become an enduring lesson for warriors, shaping their sense of duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the consequences of aggression.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the warriors continued to remember Arjuna’s killing of Jayadratha, the Sindhu king, in the Kurukṣetra war—an event famous for its intensity and strategic importance—so vividly that it never left their minds.