Shloka 13
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
निहतोष्टाश्वबहुला: पदातिजनसंकुला: । भयादाधावमानाश्ष् परस्परहतास्तदा,उनके बहुत-से ऊँट और घोड़े मारे गये और उस समुदायमें बहुत-से पैदल लोग भी थे। वे सब लोग उस समय भयसे चारों ओर भागते हुए एक-दूसरेसे टकराकर चोट खा जाते थे। घोर आर्तनाद करते हुए सभी लोग धरतीपर गिरने लगे। कुछ लोग बड़े वेगसे वृक्षोंपर चढ़ते हुए नीचेकी विषम भूमियोंपर गिर पड़ते थे
bṛhadaśva uvāca | nihatāṣṭāśvabahulāḥ padātijanasaṅkulāḥ | bhayād ādhāvamānāś ca parasparahatās tadā |
Disse Bṛhadaśva: Muitos camelos e cavalos foram mortos, e a hoste estava apinhada de homens a pé. Tomados pelo medo, fugiram em todas as direções; no aperto, chocavam-se uns contra os outros e se feriam, e assim, naquele pânico, caíam como se tivessem sido mortos pelos próprios companheiros.
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fear and loss of discipline can be as destructive as an enemy: in a rout, people harm their own companions through confusion, showing the ethical need for steadiness, leadership, and self-control amid crisis.
A force packed with infantry, camels, and horses collapses into panic; as they flee, they collide and injure one another, so that many fall in mutual harm amid the chaos.