Shloka 10
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
तानपास्य गता: केचित् पुनरेव युयुत्सव:
tān apāsya gatāḥ kecit punar eva yuyutsavaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: “Ada yang meninggalkan mereka lalu berundur; namun yang lain, masih dahagakan pertempuran, kembali semula. Baris ini menegaskan goyahnya tekad dalam perang—ada yang meninggalkan medan apabila ditimpa tekanan, sementara yang lain, didorong oleh dharma, maruah, atau keputusasaan, masuk kembali ke gelanggang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the instability of human resolve under extreme pressure: some abandon the struggle, while others return to it. Ethically, it points to the tension between fear and perseverance, and to how duty or martial identity can compel renewed engagement even after withdrawal.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, he notes that after a clash, certain fighters leave after casting aside what they had (or those they were facing), while other warriors—still intent on combat—come back again to continue fighting.