Shloka 3
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
प्रार्थयाना यशो दीप्त॑ मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्,वे उज्ज्वल यश प्राप्त करना चाहते थे। अतः यह निश्चय करके कि अब मृत्यु ही हमें युद्धसे निवृत्त कर सकती है, एकाग्रचित्त होकर युद्धमें डटे रहे। राजन! उन्होंने युद्धमें ऐसी तत्परता दिखायी कि बार-बार पाण्डव-सेनाको तितर-बितर कर दिया
prārthayānā yaśo dīptaṃ mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam | tato niścitya yuddhāt nivartanaṃ mṛtyur eva iti ekāgracittā yuddhe ’vatiṣṭhanta | rājan, te yuddhe tādṛśīṃ tatparatāṃ darśayām āsuḥ yathā punaḥ punaḥ pāṇḍava-senāṃ titar-bitaram akurvan |
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: «ເພາະປາຖະໜາຊື່ສຽງອັນສະຫວ່າງໄສ, ພວກເຂົາຈຶ່ງຕັດສິນໃຈວ່າ ບໍ່ມີສິ່ງໃດນອກຈາກຄວາມຕາຍ ຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາຖອນຕົວຈາກການຮົບໄດ້. ດ້ວຍໃຈທີ່ຈົ່ງຈໍ່ຢູ່ໃນຄຳຕັດສິນນັ້ນ, ພວກເຂົາຢືນຫຍັດໃນສົງຄາມ. ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ! ພວກເຂົາສະແດງຄວາມພ້ອມຮົບຢ່າງບໍ່ຢຸດຢັ້ງ ຈົນຫຼາຍເທື່ອຫຼາຍຄັ້ງ ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ກອງທັບປານດະວະແຕກກະຈາຍວຸ່ນວາຍ»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic of steadfastness: once committed to battle for honor and duty, they accept death as the only legitimate cause for withdrawal. It frames resolve and single-pointed focus as decisive forces in war, while also hinting at the moral tension of pursuing fame amid destruction.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that the fighters (in context, the Kuru side) fought with intense determination, deciding they would not retreat unless killed. Their repeated assaults caused the Pandava forces to break formation and scatter multiple times.