Shloka 41
Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange
Book 7, Chapter 132
तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धं कुरुपतिं तदा । अवष्लुतौ रथोपस्थाद् युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ,उस समय क्रोधमें भरे हुए कुरुराज दुर्योधनको अपनी ओर आते देख दोनों भाई युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजा रथके पिछले भागसे नीचे कूद गये
tam āpatatantaṁ samprekṣya kruddhaṁ kurupatiṁ tadā | avaṣlutau rathopasthād yudhāmanyūttamaujāsau ||
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धं कुरुपतिं तदा। अवप्लुतौ रथोपस्थाद् युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ॥
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in righteous warfare, valor is guided by discernment: recognizing an opponent’s momentum and choosing a better position reflects disciplined courage rather than reckless pride.
Duryodhana, furious, rushes toward Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas; seeing his charge, the two brothers jump down from the back of the chariot to respond from a more favorable stance.