Shloka 3
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
(निरुत्साहं बल॑ दृष्टवा पीडितं शरविक्षतम् ।) स्वसैन्यं च परावृत्तं पलायनपरायणम् | भीष्मं च युधि संरब्धं पीडयन्तं महारथम्
sañjaya uvāca | nirutsāhaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā pīḍitaṃ śaravikṣatam | svasainyaṃ ca parāvṛttaṃ palāyanaparāyaṇam | bhīṣmaṃ ca yudhi saṃrabdhaṃ pīḍayantaṃ mahāratham, bharatanandana |
サンジャヤは言った。軍勢が意気を失い――矢に苦しめられ、裂かれているのを見、また自軍が引き返して逃走に傾いているのを見、さらに大車戦士ビーシュマが戦場で激しく奮い立ち、戦う者たちを苦しめているのを見て、ああバーラタ族の喜びよ――（ユディシュティラは夕べの到来を思い、軍を退かせるのが正しいと判断した）。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must govern war with discernment: when troops are broken in spirit, wounded, and disorderly, persistence can become adharma through needless slaughter; timely withdrawal preserves lives and restores order for a more righteous engagement later.
Sanjaya reports that the army has lost heart, is wounded by arrows, and is turning to flight, while Bhishma rages on the battlefield as a dominant maharatha; with evening approaching, Yudhishthira considers these conditions and decides that recalling the army from battle is the proper course.