Shloka 91
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
सर्वकालिज्ञ्योधेषु पाण्डूनां ध्वजिनीपति: । अब्रवीत् स्वान्यनीकानि युध्यध्वमिति पार्षत:,अद्भुतकर्मा भीमसेनके द्वारा भयभीत कर दिये जानेपर कलिंग देशके समस्त योद्धा जब दल बनाकर भागने और भाग-भागकर पुनः लौटने लगे, तब पाण्डव-सेनापति द्रपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्नने अपने समस्त सैनिकोंसे कहा--“वीरो! (उत्साहके साथ) युद्ध करो”
sañjaya uvāca | sarvakālajñyo dheṣu pāṇḍūnāṃ dhvajinīpatiḥ | abravīt svāny anīkāni yudhyadhvam iti pārṣataḥ |
Dijo Sañjaya: Entonces Dhṛṣṭadyumna, hijo de Drupada y comandante del ejército de los Pāṇḍava—siempre atento al momento oportuno en la guerra—se dirigió a sus propias divisiones: «¡Luchad, héroes!»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Leadership in dharma-yuddha requires timely judgment and the ability to steady troops when fear spreads; courage and disciplined action are presented as the warrior’s duty in crisis.
After Bhima’s extraordinary violence causes the Kalinga fighters to panic and scatter, Dhrishtadyumna, as the Pandava commander, rallies his own formations and orders them to continue fighting.