Shloka 333
बहूनप्याविशन्मोहो भीरून् हृदयदुर्बलान् | अस्त्र-विद्यामें निपुण और खूनसे लथपथ हुए शूरवीरोंको परस्पर प्रहार करते देख बहुत-से दुर्बल हृदयवाले भीरु मनुष्योंके मनमें मोहका संचार होने लगा
bahūn api āviśan moho bhīrūn hṛdaya-durbalān | astra-vidyāyāṁ nipuṇān śūrān rudhira-liptān parasparaṁ praharataḥ dṛṣṭvā bahūnāṁ hṛdaya-durbalānāṁ bhīrūṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ manasi mohasya sañcāro 'bhavat |
Sañjaya berkata: Melihat para kesatria—mahir dalam ilmu senjata dan berlumur darah—saling menghantam, kebingungan merayap ke dalam benak banyak orang penakut yang berhati lemah. Pemandangan pembantaian timbal balik itu mengguncang batin mereka; keteguhan dan kejernihan seakan menjauh.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the violence of war can generate moha—loss of clarity and moral steadiness—especially in those who are inwardly weak or fearful. It implicitly contrasts external skill (astra-vidyā) with inner firmness, suggesting that true steadiness is ethical and psychological, not merely martial.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where weapon-skilled heroes, covered in blood, strike each other. Witnessing this mutual slaughter causes many timid, weak-hearted people to become bewildered and shaken.