Shloka 53
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
हयाश्च सर्वे नागाश्न शतशश्न पदातय: । भारत! उस समय अर्जुन
hayāś ca sarve nāgāś ca śataśaś ca padātayaḥ | bhārata! tadā arjuna-bhīmasena-mādrīkumāra-pāṇḍuputra-nakula-sahadevāḥ, pāñcālarājakumāra-dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ, aparājito vīraḥ śikhaṇḍī, uttamaujāḥ, yudhāmanyuḥ, mahārathī sātyakiḥ, draupadeyāḥ pañca putrāḥ, tathā pāñcāleṣu ye jīvita-avaśiṣṭāḥ te vīrāḥ duryodhanaṃ grahītuṃ icchayā sva-vāhanānāṃ śrāntatve 'pi mahā-utkaṇṭhayā rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ anvagacchan | teṣāṃ saha sarve 'śvārūḍhāḥ gajārūḍhāś ca śataśaḥ padātayaś ca āsan ||
サञ्जयは語った。ついで騎兵と象乗りの兵、さらに数百の歩兵が一斉に進軍した。おおバーラタよ、その時、アルジュナとビー マセーナ、マードリーの双子の子—ナクラとサハデーヴァ、パンチャーラ王子ドゥリシュタデュムナ、無敵の勇士シカンディー、ウッタマウジャ、ユダーマニュ、大車戦士サーティヤキ、ドラウパディーの五子、そして生き残ったパンチャーラの者たちは—乗り物が疲れ果てていながらも—ドゥルヨーダナを捕らえんとの一念で、切迫した勢いのまま、王ユディシュティラのすぐ後を追った。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores perseverance in fulfilling a grim duty: even when exhausted, the warriors press on to end the war by apprehending its chief instigator. Ethically, it also points to the need for restraint—pursuit should serve restoration of order (dharma), not uncontrolled vengeance.
After the day’s devastation, Yudhiṣṭhira advances to capture Duryodhana. Arjuna, Bhīma, the twins, key Pāñcāla allies, Sātyaki, Draupadī’s sons, and surviving Pāñcālas follow urgently, accompanied by cavalry, elephant troops, and infantry, despite their mounts being worn out.