Shloka 4
प्रह्ृष्टवित्रस्तविषण्णविस्मिता- स्तथा परे शोकहता इवाभवन् । परे त्वदीयाश्व॒ परस्परेण यथायथीषां प्रकृतिस्तथाभवन्
prahṛṣṭavitrastaviṣaṇṇavismitās tathā pare śokahatā ivābhavan | pare tvadīyāś ca paraspareṇa yathāyathīṣāṃ prakṛtis tathābhavan ||
三阇耶说道：有人欢欣鼓舞，有人惊惧战栗，有人沮丧低沉，有人目瞪神骇；还有人仿佛被悲痛压垮。就连陛下自己的军士也彼此呈现不同反应——各随其性——显明在战争的纷乱之中，内在禀性对外在行止的支配，并不亚于阵营与忠诚。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in war and crisis, people respond according to their innate disposition (prakṛti): joy, fear, despair, amazement, or grief. Ethical judgment and leadership must account for this diversity of temperament rather than assuming uniform courage or loyalty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the varied emotional reactions among the warriors—some elated, some terrified, some despondent, some astonished, and some grief-stricken—and notes that even within Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s own side, men behaved toward one another differently, each according to his nature.