Shloka 34
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)
सच्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वचो हतसारथि: । त्रिगर्तसेनापतिना स्वरथेनापवाहितः,धनुष कट जानेपर रथ, घोड़े और सारथिसे हीन हुए दुःशासनको त्रिगर्त-सेनापतिने अपने रथपर बिठाकर वहाँसे दूर हटा दिया
sa cchinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ | trigartasenāpatinā svarathenāpavāhitaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Duhśāsana—his bow cut down, his chariot lost, his horses slain, and his charioteer killed—was carried away from that place by the Trigarta commander, who took him onto his own chariot and withdrew him from the fight. The scene underscores how, amid the fury of battle, survival often depends not only on one’s own prowess but also on the protective intervention of allies, even when one’s cause is morally compromised.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a war driven by ambition and anger, the battlefield reveals human fragility: when one’s means of fighting are destroyed, one must rely on others. The verse highlights the ethical tension between loyalty to comrades and the larger righteousness of the cause.
Duhśāsana has been rendered helpless—his bow cut, chariot lost, horses and charioteer killed. The Trigarta army commander places him on his own chariot and withdraws him from immediate danger, removing him from that location.