Shloka 176
अर्जुन-माहात्म्य-चिन्ता
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Arjuna’s Strategic Supremacy
वित्रस्ता बहुधा सेना भारती प्रतिभाति मे । मुझे स्पष्ट प्रतीत हो रहा है कि श्रीकृष्णके रथ-संचालनकी आवाज सुनकर भरतवंशियोंकी यह सेना सव्यसाची अर्जुनके भयसे पीड़ित और नाना प्रकारसे आतंकित हो जायगी
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | vitrastā bahudhā senā bhāratī pratibhāti me |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Ta thấy rõ rằng đạo quân Bhārata sẽ nhiều phen hoảng loạn và rối bời. Nghe tiếng Śrī Kṛṣṇa điều khiển chiến xa, quân Bhārata này sẽ bị nỗi sợ Arjuna—Savyasācī, cung thủ thiện xạ cả hai tay—giày vò và kinh hãi theo muôn cách.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how morale and perception shape outcomes in war: inner fear can weaken even a large force, while the presence and reputation of a righteous, capable leader (Arjuna, guided by Kṛṣṇa) can psychologically unnerve opponents.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra voices a foreboding assessment that the Kaurava-side Bhārata army will become frightened and disordered upon sensing Kṛṣṇa’s chariot-driving and recalling Arjuna’s prowess, anticipating panic before the confrontation fully unfolds.