Shloka 333
बहूनप्याविशन्मोहो भीरून् हृदयदुर्बलान् | अस्त्र-विद्यामें निपुण और खूनसे लथपथ हुए शूरवीरोंको परस्पर प्रहार करते देख बहुत-से दुर्बल हृदयवाले भीरु मनुष्योंके मनमें मोहका संचार होने लगा
bahūn api āviśan moho bhīrūn hṛdaya-durbalān | astra-vidyāyāṁ nipuṇān śūrān rudhira-liptān parasparaṁ praharataḥ dṛṣṭvā bahūnāṁ hṛdaya-durbalānāṁ bhīrūṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ manasi mohasya sañcāro 'bhavat |
サञ्जयは語った。武器の学に通じ、血にまみれた勇士たちが互いに打ち合うのを見て、心の弱い臆病者たちの胸に迷妄が広がり始めた。鍛えられた勇者同士でさえ相撃つその光景は、内なる確かさを欠く者を動揺させ、戦がいかに脆い者の分別と勇気を蝕むかを示していた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the violence of war can generate moha—loss of clarity and moral steadiness—especially in those who are inwardly weak or fearful. It implicitly contrasts external skill (astra-vidyā) with inner firmness, suggesting that true steadiness is ethical and psychological, not merely martial.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where weapon-skilled heroes, covered in blood, strike each other. Witnessing this mutual slaughter causes many timid, weak-hearted people to become bewildered and shaken.