Shloka 24
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
सा वध्यमाना समरे धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमू: । वेगान् बहुविधांक्षक्रे विषं पीत्वेव मानव:,युद्धक्षेत्रमें इरावानसे पीड़ित होकर आपकी विशाल सेना विषपान किये हुए मनुष्यकी भाँति नाना प्रकारसे उद्वेग प्रकट करने लगी
sā vadhyamānā samare dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ | vegān bahuvidhāṁś cakre viṣaṁ pītv eva mānavaḥ ||
ครั้นกองทัพมหึมาของธฤตราษฏระถูกอิราวานโจมตีในสมรภูมิ ก็แสดงความปั่นป่วนหลากหลายประการ ดุจมนุษย์ผู้ดื่มยาพิษเข้าไป
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence and terror can intoxicate the mind like poison: once an army is overwhelmed by fear and losses, it loses steadiness and discernment, producing chaotic reactions. Ethically, it points to the destructive psychological fallout of adharma-driven conflict and the need for disciplined leadership and inner control.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava host, under heavy attack and being cut down in battle, begins to display many forms of agitation—confusion, panic, and frantic movement—compared to the convulsions of a person who has consumed poison.