Shloka 61
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
ते दहयमाना: पार्थेन पावकेनेव कुञ्जरा: । पार्थ न प्रजहुर्घोरा वध्यमाना: शितै: शरै:,दावानलके आगसे चलनेवाले हाथियोंके समान पार्थके पैने बाणोंकी मार खाकर दग्ध होते हुए वे घोर कौरवयोद्धा अर्जुनको छोड़कर हटते नहीं थे
te dahyamānāḥ pārthena pāvakeneva kuñjarāḥ | pārtha na prajahur ghorā vadhyamānāḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: «ແມ່ນແຕ່ຖືກລູກສອນຂອງປາຣຖະເຜົາໄໝ້ ເຫມືອນຊ້າງຕິດໄຟປ່າ ນັກຮົບກົວຣະວະຜູ້ດຸຮ້າຍເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຖືກຟັນຟາດດ້ວຍລູກສອນຄົມ ກໍບໍ່ຍອມລະທິ້ງອາຈຸນ».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield steadfastness: warriors may cling to duty, allegiance, and martial resolve even when overwhelmed. Ethically, it shows how commitment can be admirable as courage, yet also tragic when it becomes obstinate persistence in a destructive cause.
Sañjaya describes Kaurava fighters being seared by Arjuna’s arrows, compared to elephants burning in a forest conflagration. Despite heavy losses and pain, they do not withdraw from Arjuna; they continue pressing the fight.