Shloka 13
ते तुतं पुरुषव्याप्र॑ व्याप्रा इव महारथा: । अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे त्यक्त्वा प्राणकृतं भयम्,वे महारथी संग्राममें प्राणोंका भय छोड़कर बाघके समान पुरुषसिंह अर्जुनकी ओर दौड़े
te tu taṁ puruṣavyāghraṁ vyāghrā iva mahārathāḥ | abhyadravanta saṅgrāme tyaktvā prāṇakṛtaṁ bhayam ||
サンジャヤは言った。するとその大車戦士たちは虎のごとく戦場を駆け、「人中の虎」アルジュナへと突撃した。命にまとわりつく恐れを投げ捨て、彼に襲いかかったのである――自己保存の本能を、選び取った戦士の義務と刹那の要請の下に従わせる、武の決意の姿であった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a warrior-ethic of resolute action: fear rooted in attachment to one’s own life is consciously set aside in order to pursue one’s chosen duty in battle. It frames courage not as absence of danger, but as mastery over the instinct to cling to life when dharma (role-duty) demands action.
Sañjaya describes elite chariot-warriors rushing at Arjuna in the thick of combat. Arjuna is praised with the epithet “puruṣavyāghra” (tiger among men), while the attackers are compared to tigers, emphasizing the ferocity and intensity of the clash.