Mahabharata 7.92.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 92, Shloka 3
द्रोणपर्व — द्विनवति-तमोऽध्यायः
Sātyaki Pressed by Kauravas; Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā Engagements
संजय उवाच तथार्जुनेन सम्भग्ने तस्मिंस्तव बलेडनघ । हतवीरे हतोत्साहे पलायनकृतक्षणे
sañjaya uvāca tathārjunena sambhagne tasmiṃs tava bale 'nagha | hatavīre hatotsāhe palāyanakṛtakṣaṇe ||
サञ्जयは語った。「罪なき王よ、インドラの子アルジュナがこのようにして御軍を打ち砕き、勇士を討ち、気勢を挫き、人々がただ逃走の一瞬をうかがうばかりとなったとき、彼の優れた矢の絶え間ない打撃のもと、戦場においてアルジュナに向かって目を上げる者すら一人もいなかった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the fall of key warriors collapses collective morale: when courage and leadership are broken, an army turns from duty to survival. Ethically, it underscores the Kṣatriya ideal that steadfastness is tested not only by weapons but by fear and loss of resolve.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna has devastated the Kaurava forces—killing prominent fighters and continuously showering arrows—so that the remaining soldiers look only for a chance to flee and cannot even bear to look at Arjuna in the battle.
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