Shloka 55
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
दृष्टवा मद्रेश्वररथं धार्तराष्ट्रा: पराड्मुखम् । सर्वे विमनसो भूत्वा नेदमस्तीत्यचिन्तयन्,मद्रराजके रथको युद्धसे विमुख हुआ देख आपके सभी पुत्र मन-ही-मन दुःखी हो सोचने लगे--शायद अब मद्रराजका जीवन शेष नहीं है
dṛṣṭvā madreśvara-rathaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukham | sarve vimanaso bhūtvā nedam astīty acintayan ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນລົດຮົບຂອງຈອມເມືອງມັດຣາຫັນຫຼັງອອກຈາກການຮົບ, ບຸດທັງຫມົດຂອງທຣິຕຣາສະຕຣະກໍເສົ້າໝອງ. ໃນໃຈພວກເຂົາຄິດວ່າ “ນີ້ບໍ່ຄວນເປັນໄປໄດ້” ດັ່ງກັບວ່າຊີວິດຂອງກະສັດມັດຣາບໍ່ປອດໄພອີກແລ້ວ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how external signs in war—especially the apparent withdrawal of a powerful ally—can collapse confidence and reveal the fragility of pride. It implicitly warns that reliance on force alone is unstable when fortune and dharma appear to shift.
Sañjaya reports that the Kauravas, seeing the Madra king’s chariot turned away (as if retreating or disabled), become disheartened and think something has gone terribly wrong—fearing that the Madra ruler may be lost or near death.