Shloka 14
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
कर्माणि च यथापूर्व कृत्वा नाभिवदन्ति माम् । अपि स्वस्ति भवेदद्य भ्रातृभ्यो मम माधव,“मेरे सैनिक मुझे देखकर नीचे मुख किये लौट जाते हैं। पहलेकी भाँति अभिवादन करके मुझसे युद्धका समाचार नहीं बता रहे हैं। माधव! क्या आज मेरे भाई सकुशल होंगे?”
sañjaya uvāca | karmāṇi ca yathāpūrvaṃ kṛtvā nābhivadanti mām | api svasti bhaved adya bhrātṛbhyo mama mādhava |
サञ्जयは言った。「彼らは以前と同じく務めを果たしているのに、私に礼をしない。私を見ると兵たちは顔を伏せて引き返し、かつてのように戦の報せを告げない。おお、マाधヴァよ——今日、我が兄弟たちは無事であろうか。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological weight of war: when outcomes turn grim, even routine courtesies and truthful reporting collapse. A leader’s fear for kin and the soldiers’ reluctance to speak signal how adharma and impending defeat manifest as social disintegration and ominous silence.
Sañjaya reports the atmosphere in the Kaurava camp: soldiers, seeing their king, avert their faces and withdraw without the usual salutations or battle updates. The king anxiously asks Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Mādhava) whether his brothers are safe that day.