Shloka 513
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
नाभ्यमन्यत कर्तव्यं पुत्रेणाभ्याहतस्तव । उस महासमरमें आपके पुत्रकी गदाकी चोट खाकर भीमसेन मूर्च्छित-से हो गये और एक क्षणतक उन्हें अपने कर्तव्यका ज्ञानतक न रहा
sañjaya uvāca | nābhyamanyata kartavyaṃ putreṇābhyāhatastava |
Sañjaya berkata: Dihantam oleh putramu, Bhīmasena sejenak tidak lagi mengetahui apa yang harus dilakukan. Dalam pertempuran besar itu, oleh daya pukulan gada ia terhuyung seperti pingsan; bahkan sesaat pun kesadaran akan dharma-tugasnya tidak bangkit.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a mighty warrior can momentarily lose discernment under shock; the passage highlights how dharma (the sense of what must be done) can be eclipsed by physical trauma, implying that steadiness and recollection of duty are crucial in crisis.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīmasena, struck by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son with a mace in the great battle, becomes stunned or nearly unconscious and for a brief moment does not recognize his immediate duty in the fight.