Shloka 79
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
(अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च कौरवाणामनीकिनीम् । हत्वा विद्राव्य च शरै: शिबिरायैव जग्मतुः ।।
arjuno vāsudevaś ca kauravāṇām anīkinīm | hatvā vidrāvya ca śaraiḥ śibirāyaiva jagmatuḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。アルジュナとヴァースデーヴァ（クリシュナ）は、矢の雨をもってクル族の軍勢を討ち、残る者どもを潰走させたのち、自らの陣営へと帰還した。この偈は戦場の倫理を示す—目前の脅威を断固として除き秩序を回復しつつ、残虐や復讐ではなく、より大いなるダルマの目的（正しき秩序の護持）を見失わぬことを。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined, goal-oriented conduct in war: force is used to end immediate danger (slaying and routing the hostile host), followed by withdrawal to camp rather than uncontrolled pursuit—suggesting restraint and strategic clarity aligned with dharma rather than rage.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa attack the Kaurava forces, kill many, scatter the remainder with arrows, and then return to their camp, marking the close of this episode in the day’s fighting.