Shloka 313
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
नेवाद्राक्षं न चाऔष॑ तव कश्मलमीदृशम् । तब वैसी अवस्थामें पड़े हुए धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे भीमसेनने कहा--“राजन्! आपकी ऐसी घबराहट तो पहले मैंने न कभी देखी थी और न सुनी ही थी
sañjaya uvāca | nevādrākṣaṃ na ca auṣa tava kaśmalam īdṛśam |
Sañjaya dit : «Jamais auparavant je n’ai vu—ni même entendu parler—d’un tel égarement en toi.» Ainsi, lorsque Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira fut tombé dans cet état, Bhīmasena lui dit : «Ô roi, jamais je n’avais vu ni entendu une telle panique en toi.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most dharmic leader can be overtaken by kaśmala (moral confusion and panic) under the pressure of war; companions have a duty to restore steadiness, reminding the leader of responsibility, courage, and the ethical necessity of acting without collapse.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has fallen into an unprecedented state of agitation. Seeing this, Bhīma speaks directly to him—addressing him as ‘King’—and expresses that he has never before seen or heard of such fear in Yudhiṣṭhira, implicitly urging him to regain composure.