Mahabharata 7.201.44 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 44
तत उत्स्रष्टकामांस्तानस्त्राण्यालक्ष्य पाण्डव: | भीमसेनोडब्रवीद् राजन्निदं संहर्षयन् वच:
tata utsraṣṭa-kāmāṁs tān astrāṇy ālakṣya pāṇḍavaḥ | bhīmaseno ’bravīd rājan idaṁ saṁharṣayan vacaḥ ||
ข้าแต่พระราชา ครั้นเห็นเหล่านักรบกำลังจะวางอาวุธ ปาณฑพภีมเสนจึงกล่าวถ้อยคำนี้เพื่อปลุกเร้าความฮึกเหิมและกำลังใจ
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In moments of crisis, abandoning one’s duty out of fear or despair is countered by leadership that rekindles courage and steadiness. The verse highlights the ethical need to uphold resolve in a righteous cause and the responsibility of strong leaders to restore morale.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma notices certain fighters preparing to throw down their weapons. To prevent collapse of spirit, Bhīma speaks an energizing, encouraging address meant to inspire them back into determined action.
Ask anything about this verse
Curious about the meaning, context, or a word? Ask, and continue the conversation in the Vedapath app.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Mahabharata in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.