Shloka 26
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
ततस्तु द्रुपदानीकं शरैश्छिन्नतनुच्छदम् । सम्प्राद्रवत् तदा राजन् निशीथे भैरवे सति
tatastu drupadānīkaṁ śaraiś chinnatanuccadam | samprādravat tadā rājan niśīthe bhairave sati ||
सञ्जय उवाच— ततस्तु द्रुपदानीकं शरैश्छिन्नतनुच्छदम् । सम्प्राद्रवत् तदा राजन् निशीथे भैरवे सति ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked violence and terror can collapse discipline and resolve; even a structured force may lose cohesion when suffering becomes overwhelming, pointing to the ethical tragedy of war where human endurance and moral order are strained.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Drupada’s contingent, badly cut up by arrows, panicked and fled during a frightening midnight phase of the battle.