Shloka 24
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
शान्त्यर्थ सर्वयोधानाम भ्यगच्छत पाण्डवम् । समस्त सैन्धव वीरोंको कष्ट पाते जान धृतराष्ट्रकी पुत्री दःशला अपने बेटे सुरथके वीर बालकको जो उसका पौत्र था, साथ ले रथपर सवार हो रणभूमिमें पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुनके पास आयी। उसके आनेका उद्देश्य यह था कि सब योद्धा युद्ध छोड़कर शान्त हो जायूँ || २२-२३ $ ।।
śāntyarthaṁ sarvayodhānām abhyagacchat pāṇḍavam | sā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya duhitā duḥśalā putrasya sūrathasya vīra-bālakaṁ pautraṁ saha rathārūḍhā raṇabhūmau pāṇḍu-kumāram arjunaṁ samupāyayau | tasyāgamana-kāraṇaṁ yathā sarve yodhā yuddhaṁ tyaktvā śāntā bhaveyuḥ || sā dhanañjayam āsādya rurōdārta-svaraṁ tadā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：为使诸战士皆得安宁，持国王之女杜沙罗来到战场上的般度子阿周那面前。她乘战车而来，带着一名勇敢的幼童——她之子苏罗他之子，亦即她的外孙。她此来之意，在于令交战者弃兵息争，归于平静。及至檀那阇耶（阿周那）前，她便以凄切之声痛哭起来。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the aftermath of war, dharma can express itself as a deliberate turning toward śānti (peace): a courageous appeal to stop violence, grounded in compassion and the recognition of shared human and familial bonds.
Duḥśalā, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s daughter, arrives on a chariot at the battlefield with her grandson and approaches Arjuna to seek the pacification of the warriors; upon reaching him, she breaks down and weeps, signaling a plea born of grief and urgency.