Shloka 37
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
मोहित: शरजालेन कर्तव्यं नाभ्यपद्यत । तथा कृच्छूगतं दृष्टवा कर्ण दुर्योधनो नृूप:
mohitaḥ śarajālena kartavyaṃ nābhyapadyata | tathā kṛcchrūgataṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ duryodhano nṛpaḥ ||
मोहितः शरजालेन कर्तव्यं नाभ्यपद्यत। तथा कृच्छ्रगतं दृष्ट्वा कर्णं दुर्योधनो नृपः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even powerful leaders can become mentally clouded in crisis; dharma requires clarity of judgment, yet war often forces decisions under confusion, fear, and attachment—testing one’s steadiness and discernment.
Sañjaya reports that amid an intense exchange of arrows, the person described becomes bewildered and cannot decide the proper course. Duryodhana, seeing Karṇa in severe difficulty, is deeply affected and uncertain about what to do next.