Shloka 60
संजय उवाच एवं ब्रुवति पुत्रे ते सैनिका भृशविक्षता: । अनवेक्ष्यैव तद्वाक्यं प्राद्रवन् सर्वतो दिश:
sañjaya uvāca evaṃ bruvati putre te sainikā bhṛśavikṣatāḥ | anavekṣyaiva tadvākyaṃ prādravan sarvato diśaḥ ||
Sañjaya dijo: «Oh rey, mientras tu hijo aún hablaba de este modo, los soldados—gravemente heridos—no prestaron atención alguna a sus palabras y huyeron en todas direcciones.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a practical ethical lesson about leadership and persuasion in crisis: when people are overwhelmed by pain and fear, mere exhortation—however confident—may fail. In war, the consequences of violence (wounds, panic) can dissolve discipline, showing the limits of command without morale and security.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana continues speaking, but the Kaurava soldiers, badly wounded, do not attend to his speech and instead scatter, fleeing in all directions—signaling a breakdown of the army’s cohesion at that moment.