Shloka 43
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
अथावसज्नः स्वरथे मुहूर्तात् पुनरुत्थित: । स रणे युयुधानेन विसूताश्चरथध्वज:
athāvasajñaḥ svarathe muhūrtāt punarutthitaḥ | sa raṇe yuyudhānena visūtāś carathadhvajaḥ ||
अथावसन्नः स्वरथे मुहूर्तात् पुनरुत्थितः । स रणे युयुधानेन विसूताश्चरथध्वजः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid chaos and injury, a warrior is expected to regain composure quickly and return to duty; the verse highlights resilience and the stern discipline demanded by battlefield dharma.
A combatant who had been briefly stunned on his own chariot recovers after a moment and continues the fight against Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), with the detail that the chariot is ‘visūta’ (without its charioteer) yet still identifiable by its banner.