Shloka 26
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
पुरा कृतयुगे तात आसीद् राजा हाुकम्पन: । स शत्रुवशमापतन्नो मध्ये संग्राममूर्थनि,तात! प्राचीनकालकी बात है, सत्ययुगमें अकम्पन नामसे प्रसिद्ध एक राजा थे। वे युद्धमें शत्रुओंके वशमें पड़ गये
purā kṛtayuge tāta āsīd rājā hy akampanaḥ | sa śatruvaśam āpatan no madhye saṅgrāmamūrdhani tāta ||
व्यास उवाच—पुरा कृतयुगे तात आसीद्राजाऽकम्पनः। स संग्राममूर्धनि मध्ये शत्रुवशमापतत्॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a renowned ruler can be overpowered when circumstances turn; the verse sets up an exemplum about the instability of fortune in war and the need for steadiness and dharmic judgment amid conflict.
Vyāsa begins an ancient account: in the Kṛta Yuga a king named Akampana, during the decisive moment of a battle, fell into the control of his enemies—introducing a cautionary episode within the larger war narrative.