Shloka 36
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
तस्य तैरभवद् युद्धमिन्द्रियेरिव देहिन:
tasya tair abhavad yuddham indriyair iva dehinaḥ
Bagi dirinya, pertempuran yang bangkit melawan mereka laksana pergulatan makhluk berjiwa dengan indria—ujian batin atas kendali, pengekangan, dan keteguhan di tengah bentrokan lahiriah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames external warfare as analogous to the inner moral-psychological struggle: just as the senses can overpower the embodied self, opponents can press and destabilize a warrior. The ethical emphasis is on mastery—steadiness, restraint, and disciplined agency amid pressure.
Sañjaya describes a combat encounter in which a particular warrior’s fight with his adversaries becomes intense and consuming, and he characterizes it through a simile: it resembles the continual contest between a person and the pull of the senses.