Shloka 76
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
एको दीर्णो दारयति सेनां सुमहतीमपि । तां दीर्णामनुदीर्यन्ते योधा: शूरतरा अपि
eko dīrṇo dārayati senāṃ sumahatīm api | tāṃ dīrṇām anudīryante yodhāḥ śūratārā api ||
ວະຍາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ນແຕ່ທະຫານພຽງຄົນດຽວ ຖ້າໃຈແຕກ ແລະຖອຍຫຼັງ ກໍສາມາດເຮັດໃຫ້ກອງທັບໃຫຍ່ມະຫານະຄອນ ວຸ່ນວາຍໄດ້. ເມື່ອກອງທັບນັ້ນແຕກພ່າຍແລ້ວ ແມ່ນແຕ່ນັກຮົບຜູ້ກ້າຫານກວ່າກໍຖືກພາໄປ ແລະຈຳຕ້ອງຫນີຕາມຫຼັງ.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Collective strength in war depends on morale and cohesion; one person’s collapse can trigger a chain reaction, so leaders must guard against panic and sustain steadiness (dhairya) and discipline.
In Bhīṣma Parva’s opening battle context, Vyāsa reflects on how an army can unravel: when one soldier breaks and retreats, the formation fractures, and even brave fighters may be swept into retreat as the rout spreads.