Shloka 4
दुःशासनस्तु राजेन्द्र पाउ्चाल्यस्य महात्मन: । नाशकत् प्रमुखे स्थातुं शरजालप्रपीडित:,राजेन्द्र! महामना धृष्टद्युम्नके बाणसमूहोंसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित हो दुःशासन उनके सामने ठहर न सका
sañjaya uvāca |
duḥśāsanas tu rājendra pāñcālyasya mahātmanaḥ |
nāśakat pramukhe sthātuṃ śarajālaprapīḍitaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、偉大なる心をもつパンチャーラの王子が放つ濃密な矢の網に激しく圧され、ドゥフシャーサナは彼の前に踏みとどまることができなかった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral pattern often emphasized in the Mahabharata: power rooted in wrongdoing and pride becomes unstable when confronted by steadfast, disciplined valor aligned with a just cause. Ethical failure weakens inner resolve, so one cannot 'stand firm' when true resistance arrives.
During the fighting in the Drona Parva, Duhshasana faces the Panchala prince Dhrishtadyumna. Overwhelmed by a concentrated barrage—described as a 'net of arrows'—Duhshasana cannot remain in the front line before him and is forced to give way.