Shloka 19
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa
हया: पराजिता: शीघ्रा भारद्वाजरथोद्वहा: । ते सम रुक्मरथे युक्ता नरवीरसमास्थिता:
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
hayāḥ parājitāḥ śīghrā bhāradvāja-rathodvahāḥ |
te sama rukma-rathe yuktā nara-vīra-samāsthitāḥ ||
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「バールァドヴァージャの戦車を曳いた俊足の馬は打ち破られた。だがその同じ馬どもは、黄金で飾られた戦車に再び繋がれ、勇士たちの手綱のもとに揺るがず立っている。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when strength (symbolized by the horses) is checked or ‘defeated,’ disciplined reorganization and steadfast leadership can restore effectiveness; in war-ethics, resilience and control are praised over panic and collapse.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing the battle report, notes that the swift horses of Droṇa’s (Bhāradvāja’s) chariot were overcome, but they are again harnessed to a gold-adorned chariot and stand ready under heroic warriors—signaling a regrouping and return to combat readiness.