Shloka 15
रौद्रे तस्मिन् राक्षसेन्द्रे यदि तेडनुशयो महान् । अयं वा गच्छतु रणे तस्य युद्धाय दुर्मते:
sañjaya uvāca | raudre tasmin rākṣasendre yadi te 'nuśayo mahān | ayaṃ vā gacchatu raṇe tasya yuddhāya durmateḥ | kathayāmāsa durdharṣo viniḥśvasya punaḥ punaḥ |
三阇耶说道：“若在那与罗刹之主的可怖交锋中，你仍怀深重悔恨，那么就让此人入阵，去与那心术不正的敌人作战。”说罢，那位难以抵御的勇士屡屡长叹，一遍又一遍讲述迦托迦遮的胜利与自己所受的羞辱。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how intense regret and wounded pride after defeat can drive impulsive, retaliatory decisions in war; ethical leadership requires steadiness, clear counsel, and restraint even amid humiliation.
After being overcome in a fierce encounter involving a powerful rākṣasa (contextually linked with Ghaṭotkaca), Duryodhana cannot bear the setback; he approaches Bhīṣma, bows respectfully, and recounts the events with repeated sighs, emphasizing Ghaṭotkaca’s triumph and his own defeat.