Shloka 35
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
सा वध्यमाना च तथा पाण्डवानामनीकिनी । रक्षसा घोररूपेण प्रदुद्राव रणे भयात्,उस घोर राक्षसके द्वारा उस प्रकार मारी जाती हुई वह पाण्डवसेना भयके मारे रणभूमिसे भाग चली
sā vadhyamānā ca tathā pāṇḍavānām anīkinī | rakṣasā ghorarūpeṇa pradudrāva raṇe bhayāt ||
Demikianlah, ketika pasukan Pāṇḍava dihantam dan ditebas oleh rākṣasa yang mengerikan itu, mereka lari dari medan perang karena ketakutan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful and dharma-aligned force can falter when fear and shock dominate the mind; the verse highlights the ethical and psychological cost of war, where courage is tested not only by weapons but by terror and confusion.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas’ army, being heavily attacked by a terrifying rākṣasa, panics and runs from the battlefield.