Shloka 12
ते पुनः संन्यवर्तन्त कृत्वा संशप्तकान् मिथ: । परां युद्धे मतिं क्रूरां तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्
te punaḥ saṁnyavartanta kṛtvā saṁśaptakān mithaḥ | parāṁ yuddhe matiṁ krūrāṁ tava putrasya śāsanāt ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, ang mga mandirigmang iyon, na muling nagbigkis sa isa’t isa sa pamamagitan ng sumpaan bilang mga Saṁśaptaka, ay bumalik na naman. Sa utos ng iyong anak, itinakda nila ang isip sa isang malupit na pasiya para sa digmaan, at nagbalik sa larangan kahit sila’y naitaboy na noon.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how vows and obedience to authority can intensify violence: under a leader’s command, warriors may harden their resolve into cruelty, raising ethical tension between duty in war and the restraint expected by dharma.
After being checked or driven back, the warriors regroup, renew their mutual vow as the Saṁśaptakas, and return to the fight with an extreme, ruthless determination—explicitly prompted by the command of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana).