'सारथे! पहले तो इस बातका दु:ख हो रहा है कि धर्मराज मुझे छोड़कर स्वयं ही शत्रुओंके बीचमें चले गये। पता नहीं, वे अबतक जीवित हैं या नहीं? अर्जुनका भी कोई समाचार नहीं मिला; इससे आज मुझे अधिक दु:ख है ।।
saṃjaya uvāca | sārathē! pūrvaṃ tu etad duḥkhaṃ me vartate yat dharmarājaḥ māṃ vihāya svayam eva śatrūṇāṃ madhye gataḥ | na jānāmi sa adyāpi jīvati vā na vā | arjunasya api na kiṃcid vṛttāntaṃ labdhaṃ; tasmād adya me bhūyo duḥkham | so 'haṃ dviṣat-sainyam udgra-kalpaṃ vināśayiṣye parama-pratītaḥ | etat nihatyāji-madhye sametaṃ prīto bhaviṣyāmi saha tvayā adya ||
三阇耶说道:“车夫!首先令我痛苦的是,法王把我撇下,独自走入敌军之中。我不知他至今是否尚存。又无阿周那的消息;因此我今日的悲痛更甚。故而我将以坚固的信心,摧毁那如暴风般凶猛的敌军。待我在战阵中央诛灭这聚集的军队,今日我便能与你一同得以释然与快慰。”
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the warrior’s ethical psychology in crisis: grief and uncertainty about loved ones can intensify resolve, and duty is framed as decisive action in battle despite fear and incomplete information.
Sanjaya addresses the charioteer, lamenting that Yudhisthira went alone into enemy lines and that there is no news of Arjuna. He then declares, with confidence, that he will destroy the assembled enemy forces in the thick of battle and find relief together with the charioteer.