Shloka 13
अनीकव्यूहप्रतिव्यूहः
Counter-deployment of Divisions and the Opening Tumult
समीक्ष्य सेनाग्रगतं दुरासदं संविव्यथु: पड़कगता यथा द्विपा: । वृकोदरं वारणराजदर्प योधास्त्वदीया भयविग्नसत्त्वा:
saṃīkṣya senāgragataṃ durāsadaṃ saṃvivyathuḥ paṅkagatā yathā dvipāḥ | vṛkodaraṃ vāraṇarājadarpā yodhās tvadīyā bhayavignasattvāḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນພີມະ (ວຣິໂກດະຣະ) ຜູ້ບຸກຕີຍາກ ຢືນຢູ່ແຖວໜ້າຂອງກອງທັບ, ນັກຮົບຂອງທ່ານ—ຜູ້ມີຄວາມອວດອ້າງດັ່ງຊ້າງເຈົ້າ—ກໍຖືກຄວາມຢ້ານສັ່ນສະທ້ານ; ຄວາມກ້າຫານຫຼຸດຫາຍ ແລະດິ້ນຮົນດັ່ງຊ້າງຕິດຕົມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological contrast: pride (darpāḥ) collapses when confronted by genuine strength and steadfastness. Ethical force in war is not merely physical power but unwavering resolve; those who depend on arrogance and external advantage become inwardly shaken when faced with a truly formidable opponent.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma stands at the front of the Pāṇḍava forces. On seeing him, the Kaurava warriors lose composure and tremble, compared to elephants trapped in mud—powerful yet immobilized and distressed.