Shloka 386
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 109 — Karṇa–Bhīma Yuddha and Durmukha’s Fall (कर्णभीमयुद्धम्; दुर्मुखवधः)
नाभ्यवर्तत युद्धाय त्रासितं दीर्घबाहुना । राजन! महामना महाबाहु सात्यकिके द्वारा डरायी गयी और तितत-बितर की हुई आपकी सेना फिर युद्धके लिये सामने नहीं आयी
nābhyavartata yuddhāya trāsitaṃ dīrghabāhunā | rājan mahāmanā mahābāhu sātyakike dvārā darāyī gayī aura titat-bitar kī huī āpakī senā phira yuddhake liye sāmane nahīṃ āyī
नाभ्यवर्तत युद्धाय त्रासितं दीर्घबाहुना । राजन् महामना वीरः सात्यकिः समरे तव । त्रस्तां विकीर्णां सेनां ते पुनर्नायात् समन्ततः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in war, morale and unity are decisive: when fear spreads and formation breaks, even a large army may fail to re-engage. Ethically, it also reflects the kṣatriya ideal that steadfastness is expected, and that panic is a strategic and moral collapse.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki’s fierce assault has terrified and scattered the Kaurava troops, and as a result they do not come forward again to fight.