Shloka 37
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
वृत्रहत्यै यथा देवा: परिवत्रु: पुरंदरम् । फिर तो भागे हुए पाण्डव-योद्धा लौट आये और युधिष्ठिरको वैसे ही घेरकर खड़े हो गये, जैसे वृत्रासुरके वधके लिये सब देवता इन्द्रको घेरकर खड़े हुए थे ।। ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा तव पुत्रस्य मारिष । शरं च सूर्यरश्म्याभमत्युग्रमनिवारणम्
vṛtrahatyai yathā devāḥ parivavruḥ purandaram | tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā tava putrasya māriṣa | śaraṃ ca sūryaraśmyābham atyugram anivāraṇam ||
サञ्जयは言った。かつてヴリトラ討伐のために神々がプランダラ（インドラ）を取り囲んだように、逃走から引き返したパाण्डヴァの武者たちもまた、ユディシュティラ王を囲んで立った。すると、尊き御方よ、あなたの子の面前でユディシュティラは、太陽の光条のごとく燃え立つ一矢—きわめて猛く、いかなる防ぎも許さぬ矢—を取り、恐れに屈するのではなく、立って為すべきことを為すという新たな決意を示した。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical pivot from panic to steadfast duty: when fear causes retreat, righteous leadership and collective support can restore resolve. The divine analogy (gods aiding Indra) frames courage and coordinated action as necessary for confronting overwhelming threats.
The Pāṇḍava fighters, who had begun to flee, return and form a protective circle around Yudhiṣṭhira. Yudhiṣṭhira then prepares a blazing, irresistible arrow against the opposing side (addressed as ‘your son’), indicating the battle’s momentum shifting back toward determined engagement.