Shloka 276
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
त्वं हि संश्रूयसे5त्यर्थमसह्यबलविक्रम: । “महाबाहो! ये ज्येष्ठ पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिर नकुल और सहदेवको साथ लेकर रणभूमिमें आपलोगोंके देखते-देखते मेरी सेनाको खदेड़ रहे हैं। प्रभो! महाबाहो! जैसे तटप्रान्त समुद्रको आगे बढ़नेसे रोकता है
sañjaya uvāca | tvaṃ hi saṃśrūyase 'tyartham asahyabala-vikramaḥ | mahābāho! ye jyeṣṭha-pāṇḍuputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ nakulaṃ ca sahadevaṃ ca sārdhaṃ nītvā raṇabhūmau yuṣmākaṃ paśyatāṃ paśyatāṃ mama senāṃ khādayanti (khādayanti/khādayanti iti pāṭhāntara-sambhavaḥ) | prabho! mahābāho! yathā taṭaprāntaḥ samudraṃ pravardhamānaṃ nivārayati, tathā tvam api yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pravardhamānaṃ nivāraya; yataḥ tava balaṃ vikramaś ca atyantaṃ asahya iti śrūyate ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Ikaw ay bantog na ang lakas at tapang ay lubhang di-matitinag at di-mapipigil. O makapangyarihang bisig! Si Yudhiṣṭhira, panganay na anak ni Pāṇḍu, kasama sina Nakula at Sahadeva, ay itinataboy ang aking hukbo sa larangan ng digmaan sa harap mismo ng iyong mga mata. Panginoon, o makapangyarihang bisig! Kung paanong ang pampang ang pumipigil sa paglusob ng dagat, gayon mo ring pigilan ang pag-abante ni Yudhiṣṭhira; sapagkat ang iyong lakas at kabayanihan ay sinasabing hindi matitiis.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reputation and responsibility converge in war: a leader famed for irresistible strength is ethically and strategically obliged to act decisively to protect his side, restraining harm and preventing collapse when danger is visible.
Sanjaya reports that Yudhishthira, with Nakula and Sahadeva, is routing the army. He urges a mighty warrior on the opposing side to stop Yudhishthira’s advance, using the image of a shoreline holding back the sea.