Shloka 14
Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)
व्यावर्तये रथं तूर्ण नदीवेगमिवार्णवात्
vyāvartaye rathaṁ tūrṇaṁ nadīvegam ivārṇavāt
Sañjaya disse: «Virei o carro de volta com rapidez, como quem desvia a corrente impetuosa de um rio para que não se lance ao oceano».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid overwhelming forces—like a river rushing to the sea—timely and resolute intervention can redirect events. The verse highlights human agency and strategic decisiveness in a moral and martial crisis.
Sañjaya reports a rapid maneuver: the chariot is turned back at once. The simile of diverting a river-current from the ocean conveys both speed and the difficulty of reversing a powerful course once it has gathered momentum.