Shloka 14
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
दृष्टवा तु कौरवं सैन्यं भयत्रस्तं प्रविद्रुतम् । अन्योन्यं समभाषन्त पज्चाला: पाण्डवैः सह,कौरव-सेनाको भयसे संत्रस्त होकर भागती देख पाण्डवोंसहित पांचालयोद्धा आपसमें इस प्रकार वार्तालाप करने लगे---
dṛṣṭvā tu kauravaṃ sainyaṃ bhayatrastaṃ pravidrutam | anyonyaṃ samabhāṣanta pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ||
कौरवसेना भयाने त्रस्त होऊन पळताना पाहून, पांडवांसह पांचाल योद्धे परस्परांशी असे बोलू लागले।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and loss of resolve can unravel even a large force; in dharmic warfare, inner steadiness and righteous confidence often determine outcomes as much as weapons and numbers.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava army, struck by fear, is fleeing; witnessing this, the Pāñcāla warriors along with the Pāṇḍavas begin discussing the situation among themselves.