Shloka 5
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
ते सर्वतो विद्रवन्तो योधा विध्वस्तचेतना:
te sarvato vidravanto yodhā vidhvastacetanāḥ
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಯುದ್ಧಾಘಾತದಿಂದ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಚೂರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಆ ಯೋಧರು ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಿಗೂ ಓಡಿ ಹೋದರು; ಭಯ ಮತ್ತು ಗೊಂದಲವು ಅವರ ಶಿಸ್ತನ್ನು ಕರಗಿಸಿತು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, inner steadiness (cetanā, mental composure) is as decisive as physical strength; when the mind collapses under fear and shock, even trained warriors abandon order and duty, showing the ethical tragedy of conflict where dharma is strained by panic and survival-instinct.
Sañjaya reports that the fighters are scattering and fleeing in every direction, overwhelmed and mentally disoriented—signaling a moment of rout or breakdown in the battle line.