Shloka 22
Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्
Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma
हताश्वात् तु रथात् तूर्ण सोडवप्लुत्य महारथ:
hatāśvāt tu rathāt tūrṇaṃ soḍavaplutya mahārathaḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nang magkagayon, ang dakilang mandirigma, nang makita niyang napatay ang mga kabayo ng kaniyang karwahe, ay mabilis na lumundag pababa mula sa karwahe sa iisang talon—larawan ng matatag na loob sa gitna ng biglaang pagkalugi sa larangan ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness and prompt action under adversity: even when a key support (the horses) is lost, the warrior does not collapse into despair but responds decisively—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma in war.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a great warrior’s chariot has become disabled because its horses are killed; he immediately jumps down from the chariot, preparing to continue the fight on foot or seek another conveyance.