Shloka 66
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
स्वान् योधानब्रवीत् क्रुद्धों निध्नतैतानू किमासत । अपनी सेनाको खदेड़ी जाती हुई देख धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने कुपित हो अपने पक्षके योद्धाओंसे कहा--“अरे! क्यों चुप बैठे हो? इन शत्रुओंको मार डालो” ।। ततो राज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञाता: पाण्डवानां महारथा:
sañjaya uvāca | svān yodhān abravīt kruddho nighnataitānū kim āsata | tato rājñābhyanujñātāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ |
Disse Sañjaya: “Vendo o próprio exército ser posto em retirada, Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, irado, dirigiu-se aos seus guerreiros: ‘Por que estais sentados em silêncio? Abatei estes inimigos!’ Então, com a permissão do rei, os grandes guerreiros de carruagem dos Pāṇḍavas puseram-se em movimento para agir—pois o dever e a realeza exigiam uma resposta firme sob a pressão da guerra.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rāja-dharma and kṣatriya-dharma: when one’s side falters in a justly undertaken war, a king must not lapse into passivity. Leadership requires timely command, and warriors must respond to duty rather than fear or hesitation.
Sañjaya narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing his troops being pushed back, rebukes his own fighters for sitting idle and orders them to strike the enemy. After receiving the king’s authorization, the Pāṇḍava champions (mahārathas) prepare to engage decisively.