Shloka 9
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा स्त्रीणां च आर्तनादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and the Lament of the Palace Women
जयो वापि वधो वापि युध्यमानस्य संयुगे | भवेत् किमत्र चित्र वै युध्यध्वं सर्वतोमुखा:
jayo vāpi vadho vāpi yudhyamānasya saṁyuge | bhavet kim atra citraṁ vai yudhyadhvaṁ sarvatomukhāḥ ||
サञ्जャヤは言った。「戦場の激突に身を投じて戦う者には、勝利が来るか—さもなくば死が来る。それのどこが驚くべきことか。ゆえに四方に面し、決意をもって戦い続けよ。」ドローナの没後、軍勢は悲嘆に沈んだかに見える。だがサञ्जャヤは、戦場とは危険と義務を受け入れる場であるという現実を示し、絶望から規律ある行動へと兵を促した。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
That in warfare the outcomes for a fighter are naturally limited—victory or death—so one should not be paralyzed by shock or grief but act according to one’s duty with steadiness and courage.
After Droṇa has been slain, the Kaurava host appears despondent. Sanjaya reports an exhortation to the warriors: do not treat battlefield loss as astonishing; instead, regroup, face threats from every side, and continue the fight.