Shloka 62
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
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drauapadeyās tathā śūrā mādrīputraś ca pāṇḍavau | rājan! tataḥ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ lajjāyamāna iva tūrṇaṃ raṇabhūmeḥ palāyitaḥ | rājānaṃ raṇakṣetrāt apasṛtaṃ jñātvā cedi-pāṇḍava-pāñcāla-vīrāḥ, mahārathaḥ sātyakiḥ, draupadyāḥ śūrāḥ putrāḥ, tathā pāṇḍunandanaḥ mādrīkumāraḥ nakula-sahadevau api dharma-maryādāsu kadācit acyutaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram anugacchan || 60–61 || tato yudhiṣṭhirānīkaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇaḥ parāṅmukham …
Sañjaya berkata: Putera-putera Draupadī yang gagah, dan juga putera Pāṇḍava yang lahir daripada Mādrī—wahai Raja—pada ketika itu Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, seolah-olah ditimpa malu, segera melarikan diri dari medan perang. Melihat raja berundur dari gelanggang, para pahlawan Cedi, Pāṇḍava dan Pāñcāla, maharathi Sātyaki, putera-putera Draupadī yang perkasa, serta putera-putera Pāṇḍu—anak Mādrī, Nakula dan Sahadeva—mengikuti di belakang Yudhiṣṭhira, yang tidak pernah menyimpang daripada batas dharma. Lalu, melihat bala Yudhiṣṭhira berpaling dari pertempuran, Karṇa (bertindak seterusnya)…
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid catastrophic pressure, the epic frames Yudhiṣṭhira as one who does not abandon dharma’s limits; the scene highlights the tension between kṣatriya valor and ethical self-restraint, and shows how a leader’s moral state (shame, hesitation) immediately shapes the conduct of allies who remain loyal to him.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, seemingly ashamed, withdraws quickly from the battlefield. Recognizing his retreat, allied contingents—Cedi, Pāṇḍava, and Pāñcāla warriors—along with Sātyaki, Draupadī’s sons, and Nakula-Sahadeva follow him. The next line indicates Karṇa notices Yudhiṣṭhira’s army turned away.