Shloka 56
मृगमध्ये यथा सिंहो दृश्यते निर्भयश्वरन्,इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे षघट्पठ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:
mṛga-madhye yathā siṃho dṛśyate nirbhayeśvaran | iti śrī-mahābhārate karṇa-parvaṇi saṅkula-yuddhe ṣaṭ-pañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
సంజయుడు పలికెను— “జింకల మధ్య నిర్భయంగా నిలిచిన సింహం ఎలా స్పష్టంగా కనిపించునో, అట్లే యుద్ధసంకులంలో ఆ ప్రభువు—అభయంగా—ప్రకాశించెను.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a vivid simile—lion among deer—to convey fearless presence and commanding superiority in battle. Ethically, it highlights how valor and authority can be unmistakable in crisis, while also reminding the reader that war often magnifies unequal power, making courage and domination appear together.
Sañjaya, narrating the Kurukṣetra war, describes a leading warrior’s appearance in the thick of a chaotic melee. The warrior is portrayed as conspicuously fearless and dominant, like a lion visible among a herd of deer.