Shloka 52
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
धृष्टय्युम्नं च भीमं च विचरन्तौ महारणे । मोहाविष्टांंश्व ते पुत्रानपश्यत् स महारथ:
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca bhīmaṃ ca vicarantau mahāraṇe | mohāviṣṭāṃś ca te putrān apaśyat sa mahārathaḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa dakilang labanan, nakita niya sina Dṛṣṭadyumna at Bhīma na gumagala roon at dito; at nakita niya ang iyong mga anak na nakahandusay, nababalot ng pagkalito.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moha—loss of discernment—as a decisive weakness in war and in ethical life. When judgment collapses, strength and numbers become ineffective; clarity and resolve allow opponents to act decisively.
Sañjaya reports that a great warrior observes Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Bhīma ranging across the battlefield, while Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons are seen incapacitated, overwhelmed by confusion and disarray.