Shloka 55
इन्द्रजिद्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम्
Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment
ततो<भ्यधावतां वीरावुभौ भीमधनंजयौ । हताश्व॑ं सैन्धवं भीतमेकं व्याकुलचेतसम्,तत्पश्चात् वे दोनों वीर भीम और अर्जुन जयद्रथके पीछे दौड़े। वह अकेला तो था ही, घोड़ोंके मारे जानेसे अत्यन्त भयभीत भी हो गया था। उसके हृदयमें व्याकुलता छा गयी थी
tato 'bhyadhāvatāṃ vīrāv ubhau bhīmadhanañjayau | hatāśvaṃ saindhavaṃ bhītam ekaṃ vyākulacetasam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan nito, ang dalawang bayani—sina Bhīma at Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—ay sumugod sa paghabol. Si Jayadratha ng Sindhu, ngayo’y wala nang kabayo, ay nag-iisa at lubos na nilamon ng takot; ang kanyang isip ay naguluhan at nayanig. Ipinapakita ng talatang ito kung paanong ang maling gawa at biglaang pagkawala ng sandigan ay kayang gawing sindak ang dating tiwala, samantalang ang mga humahabol ay kumikilos nang may matatag na layunin upang harapin ang nagkasala.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral psychology of conflict: when one commits an offense and loses external supports (here, horses and protection), fear and mental agitation arise quickly; in contrast, those pursuing justice act with steadiness and resolve.
Bhīma and Arjuna charge after Jayadratha. Jayadratha, identified as the Saindhava, has had his horses killed and is left alone; frightened, he becomes mentally distressed as the two Pāṇḍava heroes close in.