Shloka 65
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरद् ध्वजम् | ततः प्रभग्नं तत् सैन्यं दौर्योधनमरिंदम
pramukhe vartamānasya bhallena apāharad dhvajam | tataḥ prabhagnaṃ tat sainyaṃ dauryodhanam arindama ||
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– ရှေ့တန်းအလယ်၌ ရပ်နေစဉ် သူ၏ အလံတော်ကို ထက်မြက်သော မြားတံဖြင့် ဖြတ်ချလိုက်သည်။ ထိုအခါ ဒုရ္ယောဓန၏ စစ်တပ်သည် ဂုဏ်မာန်လှုပ်ရှားကာ ပျက်ပြား၍ အစီအစဉ်မဲ့သွားလေ၏၊ ဒုရ္ယောဓနသည် ရန်သူနှိမ်နင်းသူဖြစ်သော်လည်း။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-psychological dimension of warfare: collective courage often depends on visible signs of order and authority (like a banner). When such symbols fall, fear and confusion can spread rapidly, showing that leadership is not only personal bravery but also sustaining the army’s confidence and cohesion.
In the thick of battle, while the warrior is positioned at the front, his banner is cut down by a bhalla-arrow. Seeing this, Duryodhana’s forces lose formation and begin to rout, even though Duryodhana is praised as an ‘arindama’ (foe-subduer).