Shloka 13
भरतवंशियोंके दूसरे-दूसरे बहुसंखयक महारथी भी भयभीत, लज्जित और अचेत होकर शिबिरकी ओर दौड़े ।।
asṛk kṣarantaḥ soddignā vepamānās tathāturāḥ | kuravo dudruvuḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā karṇa-nipātitam ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—કર્ણને પડેલો જોઈ બધા કુરુયોધ્ધાઓ રક્ત વહાવતા, ગભરાયેલા, કંપતા અને વ્યાકુળ થઈ શિબિર તરફ દોડી ગયા।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly collective courage collapses when a central pillar of leadership falls. In the ethical frame of the epic, it contrasts the ideal of steadfast kṣatriya resolve with the human reality of fear, showing that attachment to a single champion can weaken an army’s inner discipline.
Sañjaya reports that after Karṇa is seen felled, the Kaurava warriors become alarmed and distressed; many are bleeding and trembling, and they flee toward their camp in disorder.