Shloka 37
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
ते च सम्पीडयामासुरिन्द्रियाणीव बालिशम्
te ca sampīḍayāmāsur indriyāṇīva bāliśam
Et ils le pressèrent avec violence, l’écrasant et le domptant — comme les sens domptent l’insensé sans discipline. Le récit souligne que l’absence de maîtrise de soi rend l’homme vulnérable, de même qu’un guerrier sans appui peut être submergé au combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a moral-psychological simile: uncontrolled senses dominate a foolish person; similarly, in conflict, a vulnerable or unsupported individual can be overwhelmed. It implicitly praises self-restraint (indriya-nigraha) as a safeguard against defeat and humiliation.
Sañjaya describes a moment in the battle where a group closes in on an opponent and crushes him with pressure from all sides, likening their overpowering force to the way the senses can overpower an undiscerning person.