Mahabharata 7.191.58 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 191, Shloka 58
त एते धार्तराष्ट्रेषु विषक्ता: पुरुषर्षभा: । कि तिष्ठत यथा मूढा: सर्वे विगतचेतस:
ta ete dhārtarāṣṭreṣu viṣaktāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ | kiṃ tiṣṭhata yathā mūḍhāḥ sarve vigatacetasaḥ ||
మన ప్రాణమూ శిరోమణులైన ఆ పురుషసింహ వీరులు ధృతరాష్ట్రపుత్రులతో యుద్ధంలో నిమగ్నులై ఉన్నారు; మరి మీరు అందరూ మోహగ్రస్తులై, సంకల్పం కోల్పోయినవారిలా ఇక్కడ ఎందుకు నిలిచారు?
संजय उवाच
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In the midst of war, Sañjaya rebukes passivity: when one’s foremost protectors are already engaged in peril, standing idle is a failure of duty and courage. The verse stresses presence of mind (cetas) and responsible action rather than confused inaction.
Sañjaya reports and urges: the leading heroes are already fighting the Dhārtarāṣṭra forces, and he challenges others who are hesitating or standing aside, calling them deluded and dispirited for not joining the struggle.
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