Shloka 42
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
तस्मिन् प्रविष्टे पृतनां शिनीनां प्रवरे रथे । भोजानीकं व्यतिक्रान्ते किमकुर्वत कौरवा:,शिनिप्रवर महारथी सात्यकि जब कृतवर्माकी सेनाको लाँचधकर कौरवी सेनामें प्रविष्ट हो गये तब कौरवोंने क्या किया?
tasmin praviṣṭe pṛtanāṃ śinīnāṃ pravare rathe | bhojānīkaṃ vyatikrānte kim akurvata kauravāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: When Sātyaki—the foremost warrior of the Śinis—had entered the Kaurava host upon his excellent chariot and had broken through the Bhoja battalion, what did the Kauravas do then? The question underscores the moral pressure of the moment: how the Kauravas respond to a righteous, determined assault becomes a test of their resolve, strategy, and adherence (or lack thereof) to the codes of battle.
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