Mahabharata 9.3.116 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 116
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
आरुह्य जवसम्पन्ना: पादातान् प्रजहुर्भयात् । कुछ महारथी भयके मारे घोड़ोंपर, दूसरे लोग हाथियोंपर और कुछ लोग रथोंपर आरूढ़ हो पैदलोंको वहीं छोड़ बड़े वेगसे भागे
āruhya javasampannāḥ pādātān prajahur bhayāt |
سنجے نے کہا—خوف سے مغلوب ہو کر بعض جنگجو تیز رفتار گھوڑوں پر سوار ہوئے، پیادوں کو وہیں چھوڑ دیا اور بڑی تیزی سے میدان سے بھاگ نکلے۔
संजय उवाच
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Fear can dissolve dharma in practice: when panic rises, warriors may abandon comrades and order, showing how ethical duty and solidarity require inner steadiness, especially under crisis.
Sañjaya reports a moment of battlefield rout: some fighters mount swift horses and, driven by fear, leave the foot-soldiers behind and run away rapidly, indicating disorder and collapse of formation.
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