Shloka 33
द्रोणपर्व — द्विनवति-तमोऽध्यायः
Sātyaki Pressed by Kauravas; Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā Engagements
एवं दुःशासनबलं वध्यमानं किरीटिना । सम्प्राद्रवन्महाराज व्यथितं सहनायकम्,महाराज! इस प्रकार किरीटधारी अर्जुनकी मार खाकर अत्यन्त व्यथित हुई दुःशासनकी सेना अपने नायकसहित भाग चली
evaṁ duḥśāsana-balaṁ vadhyamānaṁ kirīṭinā | samprādravan mahārāja vyathitaṁ saha-nāyakam ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, thus the force of Duḥśāsana—being cut down by the diademed Arjuna—became utterly shaken and, along with its commanders, broke ranks and fled. In the moral logic of the battle, this moment shows how a leader’s aggression collapses when met by superior prowess and disciplined resistance, and how fear spreads through an army when its protectors are struck down.”
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