Shloka 6
Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ
The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges
पाण्डवानां प्रतापेन दुर्ग देशं निवेश्य च । सपत्नान् सततं बाधन्नार्यवृत्तिमनुछित:
pāṇḍavānāṃ pratāpena durga-deśaṃ niveśya ca | sapatnān satataṃ bādhan ārya-vṛttim anucchitaḥ ||
ທຣິຕະຣາດຕະກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອຖືກກົດດັນໂດຍອຳນາດບາລີຂອງພານດະວະ ລາວຖອນຕົວແລະໄປພຶ່ງພາປ້ອມທີ່ເຂົ້າເຖິງຍາກ. ແຕ່ຂະນະທີ່ຄອຍກໍ່ກວນຄູ່ແຂ່ງຢູ່ເລື້ອຍໆ ລາວກໍເລີ່ມປະພຶດຕົນໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບຈາຣິດອັນສູງສົ່ງແລະທຳມະ».
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid hostility and tactical warfare, one is expected to uphold ārya-vṛtti—noble, dharmic standards of conduct—showing that ethical restraint is not automatically negated by conflict.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes a figure compelled by the Pāṇḍavas’ strength to retreat into an inaccessible stronghold; from there he continually troubles his opponents, yet is portrayed as maintaining socially approved, ‘noble’ conduct.