Mahabharata 7.201.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 25
द्रवमाणं तु तत् सैन्यं दृष्टवा विगतचेतनम् । मध्यस्थतां च पार्थस्य धर्मपुत्रो5ब्रवीदिदम्,उन्होंने अपनी उस सेनाको जब अचेत होकर भागती और दुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनको तटस्थभावसे खड़ा देखा, तब इस प्रकार कहा--
sañjaya uvāca | dravamāṇaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā vigatacetanaṃ | madhyasthatāṃ ca pārthasya dharmaputro 'bravīd idam ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ครั้นเห็นกองทัพแตกหนีด้วยความตระหนกประหนึ่งสิ้นสติ และเห็นปารถะ (อรชุน) โอรสแห่งปาณฑุ ยืนอยู่อย่างวางเฉยเป็นกลาง ธรรมบุตรยุธิษฐิระจึงกล่าวถ้อยคำดังนี้”
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In a moment of battlefield collapse, the verse highlights the ethical burden of leadership: when troops lose courage and order breaks down, a principal warrior’s neutrality becomes a moral and strategic issue, prompting Dharmaputra to intervene through counsel or command.
Sañjaya reports that the army is fleeing in confusion, and Arjuna is standing aside in a neutral posture; seeing this, Yudhiṣṭhira begins to speak, setting up the next lines of dialogue and decision-making.
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