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Shloka 103

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

अभियातीति मन्वाना:ः पेतुर्मम्लुश्न भारत । वे सब लोग एक-दूसरेपर चोट करते और भयसे सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंकी ओर देखते हुए ऐसा समझते थे कि अर्जुन और भीमसेन मेरे ही पीछे लगे हुए हैं। भारत! ऐसा सोचकर वे हर्ष और उत्साह खो बैठते तथा लड़खड़ाकर गिर पड़ते थे

sañjaya uvāca | abhiyātīti manvānāḥ petur mamluśna bhārata | te sarve parasparaṃ praharantas tathā bhayāt sarvā diśo vilokayamānā evaṃ mene—arjuno bhīmasenaś ca mamaiva pṛṣṭhato ’nuyātau | bhārata | iti matvā te harṣotsāhau jahruḥ skhalitvā ca nipetuḥ |

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Bharata, menyangka diri sedang diserbu, orang-orang itu rebah dalam kekalutan. Mereka saling memukul, dan dalam ketakutan menoleh ke segala arah, meyakini bahawa Arjuna dan Bhimasena sedang mengejar rapat di belakangku. Dengan sangkaan itu, lenyaplah kegembiraan dan semangat tempur mereka; mereka terhuyung-hayang lalu jatuh ke tanah.

अभियातिhe comes/advances (towards)
अभियाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-या (धातु: या)
FormLat (Present Indicative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मन्वानाःthinking/supposing
मन्वानाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन्वान (धातु: मन्)
FormPresent active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
पेतुःthey fell
पेतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (धातु: पत्)
FormLit (Perfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
मम्लुश्नthey became faint/weak; they reeled
मम्लुश्न:
TypeVerb
Rootम्लुश् (धातु: म्लुश्)
FormLit (Perfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
B
Bharata (Dhritarashtra addressed as Bharata)
A
Arjuna
B
Bhimasena

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how fear and misperception destroy courage: when the mind imagines imminent threat, discipline collapses, leading to disorder and self-inflicted harm—an ethical warning about panic overriding duty and reason in war.

Sanjaya describes warriors who, believing Arjuna and Bhima are pursuing from behind, panic—striking one another, looking in all directions, losing enthusiasm, and finally stumbling and falling.