Shloka 40
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
आज म्मु: शिबिरं हृष्टा दृष्टवा दुर्योधनं नृपम् । वार्यमाणा: प्रविष्टाश्ष॒ भीमसेनस्य पश्यत:
adya smaḥ śibiraṃ hṛṣṭā dṛṣṭvā duryodhanaṃ nṛpam | vāryamāṇāḥ praviṣṭāś ca bhīmasenasya paśyataḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Hari ini, setelah melihat Raja Duryodhana, mereka memasuki khemah dengan hati yang girang. Walaupun dihalang, mereka tetap memaksa masuk—di hadapan mata Bhīmasena sendiri.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective excitement and loyalty to a leader can override restraint and caution, showing the ethical tension between disciplined conduct and impulsive, morale-driven action in wartime.
Sañjaya reports that certain people, thrilled after seeing Duryodhana, entered the military camp despite attempts to stop them, doing so openly in Bhīmasena’s presence.