Shloka 366
वारयस्व नरव्यात्र महद्धि भयमागतम् | “महाबाहु! तुम भी द्रोण जिसके अगुआ हैं, इस कौरव-सेनाको आगे बढ़नेसे रोको; क्योंकि नरव्याप्र! पाण्डव-सेनापर महान् भय आ पहुँचा है”
vārayasva naravyāghra mahad dhi bhayam āgatam |
सञ्जय उवाच— वारयस्व नरव्याघ्र, महद् हि भयम् आगतम्। महाबाहो, द्रोणनेतृकां कौरवसेनां प्रसरन्तीं निवारय; पाण्डवसेनायां हि घोरं भयम् अभ्युपस्थितम्।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the heat of war, discernment and restraint are vital: when a situation turns perilous, a leader must check momentum, reassess, and prevent needless escalation—an ethical reminder that power should be governed by prudence.
Sañjaya reports an urgent warning to a heroic addressee, urging him to halt the Kaurava advance under Droṇa because a major threat or panic has arisen affecting the Pāṇḍava forces, signaling a turning point in battlefield dynamics.