Shloka 43
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
अथावसज्नः स्वरथे मुहूर्तात् पुनरुत्थित: । स रणे युयुधानेन विसूताश्चरथध्वज:
athāvasajñaḥ svarathe muhūrtāt punarutthitaḥ | sa raṇe yuyudhānena visūtāś carathadhvajaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah seketika terhuyung-hayang di atas keretanya sendiri, dia bangkit semula tidak lama kemudian. Di tengah pertempuran, keretanya tampak tanpa sais namun panjinya masih menandai; dan dia tetap berhadapan dengan Yuyudhāna—menunjukkan etika perang yang getir, bahawa walau kelengahan sesaat pun mesti ditundukkan dan seseorang harus kembali kepada dharma tugasnya dalam tempur.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid chaos and injury, a warrior is expected to regain composure quickly and return to duty; the verse highlights resilience and the stern discipline demanded by battlefield dharma.
A combatant who had been briefly stunned on his own chariot recovers after a moment and continues the fight against Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), with the detail that the chariot is ‘visūta’ (without its charioteer) yet still identifiable by its banner.