Shloka 26
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
पदातयो हि संरब्धास्त्यक्तजीवितबान्धवा:
padātayo hi saṃrabdhās tyaktajīvitabāndhavāḥ
Wika ni Sañjaya: Ang mga kawal na naglalakad, nag-aalab sa mabangis na pasya, ay itinakwil ang pag-aalala sa sariling buhay at sa mga kamag-anak—itinulak sila ng digmaan sa isang pagkagalit na “lahat o wala.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how war can drive people into a state where ordinary human bonds—self-preservation and family attachment—are overridden by rage and battlefield compulsion, underscoring the ethical tragedy and dehumanizing momentum of conflict.
Sañjaya describes the condition of the infantry on the battlefield: they are intensely aroused and reckless, fighting as if they have already renounced both their own lives and concern for their relatives.