Shloka 5
Droṇa Interdicts Sātyaki; Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and Duel with Kṛtavarmā (द्रोण-निवारणम्, सात्यकि-प्रवेशः, कृतवर्म-युद्धम्)
युद्धकाले पुन: प्राप्ते तदैव भवता यदि । निवर्तिता: स्यु: संरब्धा न त्वां व्यसनमाव्रजेत्
yuddhakāle punaḥ prāpte tadaiva bhavatā yadi | nivartitāḥ syuḥ saṃrabdhā na tvāṃ vyasanam āvrajet ||
Ketika saat pertempuran datang kembali, seandainya pada saat itu juga engkau menahan orang-orang yang murka itu dan memulangkan mereka, niscaya malapetaka ini tidak akan menimpamu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Timely restraint of anger-driven action is presented as a leader’s ethical duty; failure to check the enraged at the decisive moment leads to avoidable calamity.
Sañjaya reflects on a critical wartime juncture, stating that if the addressed person had stopped the furious fighters when battle resumed, the ensuing misfortune would not have befallen him.