Shloka 52
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
दुष्कर्ण व्यथितं दृष्टया पठच राजन् महारथा:
duṣkarṇaṃ vyathitaṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavaḥ rājan mahārathāḥ
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、ドゥシュカルナが苦しむのを見て、パーンダヴァ方（および同盟軍）の大車戦士たちは、ただちにそれに応じて動いた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring Mahābhārata insight: in war, actions and their visible effects (fear, pain, distress) immediately shape further action. It implicitly points to the ethical weight of violence—suffering is not abstract but witnessed, and it drives decisions on the field.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duṣkarṇa is seen in a distressed state, and the great chariot-warriors—identified with the Pāṇḍava side in this line—respond in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle sequence.