Mahabharata 7.39.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 25
अभिमन्युना दुःशासनस्य ताडनम्
Abhimanyu’s Rebuke and Wounding of Duḥśāsana; Karṇa’s Counter-volley
तौ च श्रुत्वा मृतौ व्यक्त पाण्डो: क्षेत्रोद्भवा: सुता: । एकाह्वा ससुद्॒द्वर्गा: क्लैब्याद्धास्यन्ति जीवितम्
tau ca śrutvā mṛtau vyakta pāṇḍoḥ kṣetrodbhavāḥ sutāḥ | ekāhvā sasuhṛd-vargāḥ klaibyād hāsyanti jīvitam ||
ആ രണ്ടുപേരും തീർച്ചയായും കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടുവെന്നു കേട്ടാൽ, പാണ്ഡുവിന്റെ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച ആ നാലു പാണ്ഡവർ തങ്ങളുടെ സുഹൃദ്വർഗത്തോടുകൂടി ഭീരുത്വം മൂലം ഒരേ ദിവസത്തിനകം ജീവൻ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കും.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical and practical danger of klaibya (cowardice): when fear governs judgment, even great warriors may contemplate self-destruction, abandoning dharma and responsibility. It implies that steadfastness and discernment are essential amid the shocks of war.
Sañjaya reports a reaction to hearing that “those two” have been killed. He predicts that the four Pāṇḍavas, along with their supporters, will be so overwhelmed that they may give up their lives within a day—an expression of the war’s intense psychological stakes and the power of battlefield news.
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