Shloka 10
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
तानपास्य गता: केचित् पुनरेव युयुत्सव:
tān apāsya gatāḥ kecit punar eva yuyutsavaḥ
サンジャヤは言った。「彼らを顧みず退く者もいれば、なお戦いを望む者は再び戻っていった。この一句は、戦における決意の揺らぎを示す。圧倒されて戦場を捨てる者がいる一方、義務や誇り、あるいは絶望に駆られて、再び争いへ身を投じる者もいる。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the instability of human resolve under extreme pressure: some abandon the struggle, while others return to it. Ethically, it points to the tension between fear and perseverance, and to how duty or martial identity can compel renewed engagement even after withdrawal.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, he notes that after a clash, certain fighters leave after casting aside what they had (or those they were facing), while other warriors—still intent on combat—come back again to continue fighting.