Shloka 73
भयेन महता<<विष्ट: पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव । अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैः सापेक्षो मातुलं प्रति
bhayena mahatāviṣṭaḥ putro duryodhanas tava | apāyāj javanair aśvaiḥ sāpekṣo mātulaṃ prati, rājan |
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, nilamon ng matinding takot ang iyong anak na si Duryodhana kaya siya’y mabilis na tumakas sakay ng mga kabayong matutulin, at ibinaling ang pag-aalala sa kanyang tiyuhin sa ina—nagnanais na iligtas ang buhay ni Śakuni matapos itong magapi ng mamamanang si Bhīmasena.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and attachment can abruptly reshape conduct in war: even a proud warrior may retreat when shaken, and familial loyalty (concern for the maternal uncle) can become the immediate motive. Ethically, it points to the tension between kṣatriya ideals of steadfastness and the human impulses of भय (fear) and सापेक्षता (protective concern).
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, terrified after Śakuni has been overcome by the bowman Bhīmasena, quickly escapes on swift horses, moving with concern toward his maternal uncle—implicitly to secure Śakuni’s safety.