Shloka 29
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १८: संशप्तकगणयुद्धे अर्जुनस्यास्त्रप्रयोगः
Drona Parva, Chapter 18: Arjuna’s astra-deployment against the Saṃśaptakas
नावहास्या: कथ॑ं लोके कर्मणानेन संयुगे । भवेम सहिता: सर्वे निवर्तध्वं यथाबलम्,“हमें युद्धमें ऐसा कर्म करके किसी प्रकार संसारमें उपहासका पात्र नहीं बनना चाहिये। अतः तुम सब लोग लौट आओ । हमें यथाशक्ति एक साथ संगठित होकर युद्धभूमिमें डटे रहना चाहिये”
sañjaya uvāca | nāvahāsyāḥ kathaṃ loke karmaṇānena saṃyuge | bhavema sahitāḥ sarve nivartadhvaṃ yathābalam ||
नावहास्याः कथं लोके कर्मणानेन संयुगे । भवेम सहिताः सर्वे निवर्तध्वं यथाबलम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a righteous struggle, one must avoid disgraceful conduct that invites public contempt; instead, act with unity, steadiness, and within the limits of one’s strength—honor and collective resolve are presented as ethical imperatives in war.
Sanjaya reports a call to the warriors to stop behaving in a way that would bring ridicule, to turn back from disorderly retreat, and to regroup—standing together on the battlefield as far as their strength allows.