Shloka 2536
युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्
Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki
यत्त्वया वैरमारब्धं संयुगे प्रपलायिना । 'ओ मूर्ख! क्या तुम भीमसेनके पराक्रमको नहीं जानते, जो तुमने उनके साथ वैर ठाना और अब युद्धसे भागे जा रहे हो?
yattvayā vairam ārabdhaṃ saṃyuge prapalāyinā |
“Engkau—yang kini lari dari medan laga—dahulu justru memulai permusuhan ini. Hai bodoh! Tidakkah engkau mengenal kedahsyatan Bhīmasena, yang terhadapnya engkau menanam permusuhan, namun kini engkau berlari darinya dalam perang?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not initiate hostility without the courage and responsibility to face its consequences; fleeing after provoking conflict is condemned as unethical and contrary to warrior-duty.
Sañjaya reports a rebuke directed at a combatant who had earlier started enmity with Bhīma but is now retreating from the battlefield, highlighting Bhīma’s feared prowess and the shame of flight.