Shloka 13
Adhyāya 140: Rātriyuddhe Droṇa-prāpti-prayatnaḥ
Night engagement and the attempt to reach Droṇa
नूनं पार्थार्थमेवास्मान् मोहयन्ति दिवौकस: । यत् कर्णभीमप्रभवैर्वध्यते नो बल शरै:ः,“अवश्य ही कुन्तीकुमारोंके हितके लिये ही देवता हमें मोहमें डाल रहे हैं; क्योंकि कर्ण और भीमसेनके बाणोंसे वे हमारी सेनाका वध कर रहे हैं!
nūnaṃ pārthārtham evāsmān mohāyanti divaukasaḥ | yat karṇa-bhīma-prabhavair vadhyate no balaṃ śaraiḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແນ່ນອນແທ້ ພວກເທວະດາກໍາລັງຫຼອກລວງພວກເຮົາ ເພື່ອປະໂຫຍດຂອງ ປາຣຖະ (ອາຣຊຸນ) ແຕ່ພຽງຜູ້ດຽວ. ເພາະກອງທັບຂອງພວກເຮົາກໍາລັງຖືກກວາດລ້າງໂດຍລູກທະນູທີ່ອອກຈາກ ກັນນະ ແລະ ພີມະເສນ—ດັ່ງວ່າອໍານາດເທວະດາກໍາລັງຫັນຊະຕາໄປຂ້າງປານດະວະເພື່ອຄວາມຜາສຸກຂອງພວກເຂົາ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, amid war, people interpret reversals as the work of divine forces. It foregrounds moha (confusion) and the tendency to attribute battlefield outcomes to fate or the gods, especially when events seem to favor a particular righteous cause or hero.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava side feels bewildered, suspecting the gods are influencing their minds for Arjuna’s benefit, because their forces are being heavily destroyed by volleys of arrows associated with Karṇa and Bhīmasena.