Shloka 79
स दृष्टवा पुनरायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम्
sa dṛṣṭvā punarāyāntaṃ rathena rathināṃ varam
Sañjaya dit : Voyant revenir, sur son char, le plus éminent des guerriers de char, les spectateurs reconnurent qu’un nouvel élan animait la bataille—là où la vaillance et la détermination, pour le bien comme pour le mal, ramènent les hommes au cœur de la mêlée.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the battlefield ethic of persistence: a leading warrior, even after withdrawal or repositioning, returns again—showing how resolve and martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) propel continued engagement, with moral weight depending on the cause served.
Sañjaya reports that a foremost chariot-fighter is seen coming back again in his chariot, signaling a renewed entry into the combat and drawing attention to that warrior’s prominence among rathins.