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Shloka 156

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

न चचाल महाराज सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यत: । महाराज! वे महामनस्वी वीर सारी सेनाके देखते-देखते दुर्योधनपर चारों ओरसे बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे तो भी वह विचलित नहीं हुआ

na cacāla mahārāja sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ |

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພະມະຫາກະສັດ, ຕໍ່ໜ້າກອງທັບທັງປວງ ລາວບໍ່ໄດ້ຫວັ່ນໄຫວແມ່ນແຕ່ນ້ອຍ. ແມ່ນວ່າວີລະບຸລຸດໃຈໃຫຍ່ທັງຫຼາຍ ພາກັນສາດລູກສອນເປັນຝົນຈາກທຸກທິດໃສ່ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ລາວກໍຍັງຢືນຢັນບໍ່ຫວັ່ນ—ໝັ້ນຄົງຕໍ່ໜ້າອັນຕະລາຍ ດັ່ງຈິດໃຈອັນແຂງກ້າທີ່ຄ້ຳຈຸນນັກຮົບໃນຄວາມມືດມົນຂອງສົງຄາມ.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चचालmoved; wavered
चचाल:
TypeVerb
Rootचल्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
महाराजthe great king
महाराज:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सर्वसैन्यस्यof the entire army
सर्वसैन्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वसैन्य
Formneuter, genitive, singular
पश्यतःwhile (it/they) were seeing; in the presence of
पश्यतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootपश्यत्
Formpresent active participle, neuter, genitive, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
D
Duryodhana
S
sarva-sainya (the whole army)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: a warrior’s composure in public crisis becomes a measure of resolve. Ethically, it also points to the tragic power of determination in war—steadiness can serve both righteous duty and destructive ambition.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, before the eyes of the whole army, Duryodhana does not waver even as opponents rain arrows on him from all sides.