Shloka 10
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
संजय उवाच तमुद्यतं तु वेगेन राजा दुर्योधन: स्वयम् । न्यवारयन्महातेजा: कृपश्च द्विपदां वर:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार वेगपूर्वक उठे हुए अश्वत्थामाको महातेजस्वी स्वयं राजा दुर्योधन तथा मनुष्योंमें श्रेष्ठ कृपाचार्यने रोका
sañjaya uvāca tam udyataṃ tu vegena rājā duryodhanaḥ svayam | nyavārayat mahātejāḥ kṛpaś ca dvipadāṃ varaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, ketika Aśvatthāmā melompat bangkit dengan derasnya amarah dan kelajuan, Raja Duryodhana sendiri—yang bersinar gagah—bersama Kṛpa yang perkasa, terunggul antara manusia, telah menahannya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, leadership includes restraining impulsive rage. The verse highlights a basic ethical discipline: force and valor must be governed by judgment, otherwise they become destructive even to one’s own side.
Aśvatthāmā rises abruptly with great speed and intent to act; Duryodhana himself, along with Kṛpa, intervenes and holds him back, preventing an immediate, possibly rash action.