Shloka 49
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
तैर्युक्ते रथमास्थाय प्रायाद् राजा पराड्मुख: । उस समय दाँतोंके समान सफेद रंग और काली पूँछवाले जो घोड़े युधिष्ठिरकी सवारीमें थे
tair yukte ratham āsthāya prāyād rājā parāṅmukhaḥ |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sumakay ang hari (Yudhiṣṭhira) sa karwaheng hinila ng yaong mismong mga kabayo, tinalikuran ang larangan ng digmaan, at tumungo sa kampo. Sa sandaling iyon, nahayag ang bigat na moral ng digmaan: kahit ang isang matuwid na pinuno, kapag nilamon ng bugso ng labanan at gumuho ang kaayusan, ay napipilitang umurong—palatandaan ng kahinaan ng tao at ng mabigat na kapalit na etikal ng digmaang magkakamag-anak.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological burden of war: even a dharmic king may be driven to withdraw when the battle turns chaotic. It underscores that righteousness is tested not only by ideals but by endurance under extreme violence and loss.
Sañjaya reports that King Yudhiṣṭhira mounts a chariot harnessed with the same horses and turns away from the battlefield, heading toward the camp—indicating a retreat amid the pressure of the ongoing conflict.