Shloka 14
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
मद्राधिपं समभित्यज्य संख्ये स्वभागमाप्तं तमनन्तकीर्ति: । सार्थ स माद्रीसुतभीमसे नै- भीष्म ययौ शान्तनवं रणाय
sañjaya uvāca |
madhrādhipaṃ samabhityajya saṅkhye svabhāgam āptaṃ tam anantakīrtiḥ |
sārthaḥ sa mādrīsuta-bhīmasenaiḥ bhīṣmaṃ yayau śāntanavaṃ raṇāya ||
三阇耶说道：鏖战之中，威武而声名赫赫、享有无尽名望的由提湿提罗，竟将那按战局分派给他为对手的摩陀罗王沙利耶暂且搁置，携摩德丽之子二人（那俱罗与萨诃提婆）及毗摩塞那，怀怒即刻转身，直趋圣檀奴之子毗湿摩而求一战。此景揭示战争中的法义张力：纵使对手似由情势“分配”，紧迫的责任与战略所需仍会牵引战士奔向更大的威胁。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between what is ‘allotted’ (svabhāga) and what becomes the higher immediate duty in a crisis. In war-ethics, a leader may set aside a personally assigned engagement to address the greater threat, provided the action serves the larger responsibility of protecting one’s side and restoring order on the battlefield.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, leaving aside Śalya—who had come to him as his designated opponent—moves quickly and angrily with Nakula, Sahadeva, and Bhīma to engage Bhīṣma (Śāntanu’s son) in direct combat.