Mahabharata 7.116.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 32
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
दृष्टवा सेनां व्यतिक्रान्तां सात्वतेनार्जुनेन च । पलायमानांश्व कुरून् मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रका:
dṛṣṭvā senāṃ vyatikrāntāṃ sātvatena arjunena ca | palāyamānāṃś ca kurūn manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||
Melihat Sātyaki dan Arjuna melompati serta menerobos pasukan, dan melihat para Kuru lari dari medan perang, aku menilai putra-putraku telah tenggelam dalam duka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When martial discipline collapses into panic and flight, the result is not merely strategic defeat but deep inner suffering. The verse hints that actions rooted in attachment and unrighteous aims culminate in grief, especially for leaders and heirs who must face the consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki and Arjuna have broken through the opposing army’s formation. Seeing Kuru fighters fleeing the field, he infers that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas) are overwhelmed with sorrow.
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