Shloka 38
न शेकु: सृज्जया द्रष्टूं तथैवान्ये महीक्षित: । विचरन्तं तथा तं तु संग्रामे जितकाशिनम्
na śekuḥ sṛjjayā draṣṭuṃ tathaivānye mahīkṣitaḥ | vicarantaṃ tathā taṃ tu saṃgrāme jitakāśinam ||
ஸ்ருஞ்ஜயப் படையினர் அவனைப் பார்க்க இயலவில்லை; அதுபோலவே மற்ற அரசர்களும்—போரில் அலைந்து, பிறரின் ஒளியையே வென்ற அந்த வீரனை நோக்கிப் பார்வை உயர்த்தத் துணியவில்லை.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power and battlefield success can psychologically dominate opponents; for rulers, the ethical test is maintaining steadiness and duty (kṣatriya-dharma) even when confronted by overwhelming fear and awe.
Sañjaya reports that the Sṛñjayas and other kings could not bear to look at a particular warrior moving about on the battlefield, described as one who had ‘conquered splendor’—i.e., whose presence and victories made him appear irresistibly formidable.