Shloka 113
दध्युश्वैव महाराज न युद्धे दधिरे मन: । ऊरुग्राहगृहीता श्व नाभ्यधावन्त पाण्डवान्,वे सब लोग विषादके कारण दीर्घकालतक ऐसी अवस्थामें पड़े रहे, मानो उनकी सारी इन्द्रियाँ नष्ट हो गयी हों। महाराज! वे भारी चिन्तामें डूब गये। युद्धमें उनका मन नहीं लगता था। वे पाण्डवोंपर धावा न कर सके, मानो किसी महान ग्राहने उन्हें पकड़ लिया हो
sañjaya uvāca | dadhyuḥ eva mahārāja na yuddhe dadhire manaḥ | ūrugrāhagrahītā iva na abhyadhāvanta pāṇḍavān |
Dijo Sañjaya: Oh rey, quedaron completamente sacudidos; su mente no podía asentarse en la batalla. No se lanzaron contra los Pāṇḍavas, como si un enorme cocodrilo los hubiera apresado: la desesperación y la pesada ansiedad los retenían, y sus fuerzas parecían agotadas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner states—despair, anxiety, and fear—can immobilize even warriors, obstructing the performance of duty. It implicitly contrasts the ideal of steadfast kṣatriya resolve with the reality that mental collapse can halt action as effectively as physical restraint.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the fighters (contextually, the Kaurava side) have fallen into deep dejection and cannot bring themselves to charge the Pāṇḍavas. Their paralysis is compared to being caught by a powerful crocodile, emphasizing helplessness and loss of initiative.