Shloka 66
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
स्वान् योधानब्रवीत् क्रुद्धों निध्नतैतानू किमासत । अपनी सेनाको खदेड़ी जाती हुई देख धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने कुपित हो अपने पक्षके योद्धाओंसे कहा--“अरे! क्यों चुप बैठे हो? इन शत्रुओंको मार डालो” ।।
sañjaya uvāca | svān yodhān abravīt kruddho nighnataitānū kim āsata | tato rājñābhyanujñātāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ |
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Nang makita niyang itinataboy paatras ang sarili niyang hukbo, nag-alab sa galit si Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira at nagsalita sa mga mandirigma niya: ‘Bakit kayo nakaupo at tahimik? Patayin ang mga kaaway na ito!’ Pagkaraan, sa pahintulot ng hari, kumilos ang mga dakilang mandirigmang karwaheng-pandigma ng mga Pāṇḍava upang tumugon—sapagkat ang tungkulin at paghahari ay humihingi ng matatag na sagot sa gitna ng bigat ng digmaan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rāja-dharma and kṣatriya-dharma: when one’s side falters in a justly undertaken war, a king must not lapse into passivity. Leadership requires timely command, and warriors must respond to duty rather than fear or hesitation.
Sañjaya narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing his troops being pushed back, rebukes his own fighters for sitting idle and orders them to strike the enemy. After receiving the king’s authorization, the Pāṇḍava champions (mahārathas) prepare to engage decisively.