Mahabharata 7.148.77 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 148, Shloka 77
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
त॑ समीपस्थितं दृष्टवा लेलिहानमिवानलम् । जयद्रथस्य गोप्तार: संशयं परमं गता:,अपनी लपटोंसे सबको चाट जानेवाली आगके समान अर्जुनको निकट खड़ा देख जयद्रथके रक्षक भारी संशयमें पड़ गये
taṁ samīpasthitaṁ dṛṣṭvā lelihānam ivānalam | jayadrathasya goptāraḥ saṁśayaṁ paramaṁ gatāḥ ||
Sañjaya nói: Thấy Arjuna đứng sát bên—như ngọn lửa bừng cháy tưởng chừng liếm sạch mọi thứ bằng lưỡi lửa—những kẻ hộ vệ Jayadratha bị nỗi nghi hoặc và kinh hoàng sâu thẳm chiếm lấy. Ngay khoảnh khắc ấy, niềm tin rằng họ có thể che chở cho hắn đã lung lay trước cơn phẫn nộ chính nghĩa và ý chí sắt đá của Arjuna.
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The verse highlights how steadfast resolve aligned with a perceived righteous cause can shake even strong defenses: moral and psychological force in dharmic warfare is as decisive as weapons. It also shows the ethical pressure of protecting an unjust act—those guarding Jayadratha falter when confronted by Arjuna’s determined pursuit of accountability.
Arjuna has come very near, and his presence is compared to an all-consuming fire. Seeing him so close, Jayadratha’s guards—tasked with preventing Arjuna from reaching and killing Jayadratha—are thrown into extreme doubt and fear, sensing that their protective formation may fail.
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