Shloka 43
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
लाघवेनाथ चरत: सर्वे ते सुबलात्मजा: । अन्तरं नाभ्यगच्छन्त चरन्त: शीघ्रगै्हयै:
lāghavenātha carataḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ | antaraṁ nābhyagacchanta carantaḥ śīghragaiḥ hayaiḥ ||
ಅವನು ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಮಹಾ ಚುರುಕಿನಿಂದ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು; ಆ ಸುಬಲಪುತ್ರರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ವೇಗವಂತ ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಸುತ್ತಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ, ಅವನಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ತೆರವನ್ನೂ ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಯಾವ ಮೇಲುಗೈಯನ್ನೂ ಪಡೆಯಲಿಲ್ಲ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a practical ethic of warfare: advantage comes not from speed or numbers alone, but from disciplined skill, alertness, and tactical insight—without which opponents cannot even find an 'antara' (opening).
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a single agile warrior keeps changing maneuvers, while the sons of Subala, despite riding swift horses and circling about, fail to find a vulnerable opening or surpass him.