Shloka 46
भीष्मरथाभिमुख्यं — Arjuna’s advance with Śikhaṇḍin; Duḥśāsana’s interception
न हि पाण्डुसुता राजन् ससैन्या: सपदानुगा: । रक्षन्ति समरे प्राणान् कौरवा वापि संयुगे,राजन! सेना और सेवकोंसहित पाण्डव अथवा कौरव समरभूमिमें अपने प्राणोंकी रक्षा नहीं करते हैं--प्राणोंका मोह छोड़कर युद्ध कर रहे हैं
na hi pāṇḍusutā rājan sasainyāḥ sapadānugāḥ | rakṣanti samare prāṇān kauravā vāpi saṁyuge ||
Sañjaya said: O King, neither the sons of Pāṇḍu—together with their troops and followers—nor the Kauravas in this battle are trying to preserve their lives. Casting off attachment to life, they are fighting in the clash of arms.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic of renouncing clinging to life: both sides fight with resolve, not prioritizing self-preservation. It reflects the kṣatriya ideal of facing death without fear when duty and honor demand combat.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the combatants—Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas alike—are fully committed to the fight, along with their armies and followers, and are not acting as if their primary aim is to save their own lives.