Mahabharata 7.96.5 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 96, Shloka 5
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna
अथ बुद्धया समीक्षस्व किन्नु कार्यमनन्तरम् । अर्जुनस्य विघाताय दारुणे5स्मिन् जनक्षये
sañjaya uvāca |
atha buddhyā samīkṣasva kinnu kāryam anantaram |
arjunasya vighātāya dāruṇe 'smin janakṣaye |
tvarann ekarathenaiva sametya droṇam abravīt ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Sekarang pertimbangkanlah dengan pertimbangan yang jernih apa yang harus dilakukan seterusnya. Dalam pembunuhan manusia yang dahsyat ini, demi mengekang Arjuna.” Lalu dia bergegas—hanya dengan sebuah kereta perang—kepada Droṇa, bertemu dengannya dan berkata.
संजय उवाच
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In the midst of catastrophic violence (janakṣaya), the verse foregrounds buddhi—clear discernment—and the need to decide the next right action. It highlights how leaders, when overwhelmed by crisis, must pause to evaluate consequences and strategy rather than act blindly from fear or haste.
Sañjaya tells the king that, as the battle turns dreadful and Arjuna becomes the urgent threat to be checked, a key Kaurava figure hastens in a single chariot to Droṇa, meets him, and begins to speak—setting up a strategic consultation aimed at stopping Arjuna.
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