Shloka 10
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
तानपास्य गता: केचित् पुनरेव युयुत्सव:
tān apāsya gatāḥ kecit punar eva yuyutsavaḥ
Sañjaya dijo: “Dejándolos a un lado, algunos se retiraron; pero otros, aún ansiosos de combatir, regresaron de nuevo. La frase subraya la vacilación del ánimo en la guerra: unos abandonan el campo cuando se ven sobrepasados, mientras otros, movidos por el deber, el orgullo o la desesperación, vuelven a entrar en la lucha.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the instability of human resolve under extreme pressure: some abandon the struggle, while others return to it. Ethically, it points to the tension between fear and perseverance, and to how duty or martial identity can compel renewed engagement even after withdrawal.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, he notes that after a clash, certain fighters leave after casting aside what they had (or those they were facing), while other warriors—still intent on combat—come back again to continue fighting.