Shloka 39
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
पृष्ठतो विजयस्यापि याति रुद्रस्य पट्टिश:
pṛṣṭhato vijayasyāpi yāti rudrasya paṭṭiśaḥ
马尔坎德耶说道：“纵然胜利似已稳操在握，鲁陀罗的 paṭṭiśa（战兵）仍紧随其后。”此语警示：凯旋并不消弭危险；成功后的骄矜与疏忽，往往招致骤然反转，故即便在福运之巅，也当守纪律、怀谦卑、常警醒。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Success is not a guarantee of safety: after victory, complacency and arrogance can invite swift downfall. The verse counsels humility, self-control, and continued vigilance, recognizing that destructive forces (symbolized by Rudra’s weapon) can strike when one least expects it.
Mārkaṇḍeya delivers a pointed maxim within his discourse: he frames victory as something that can be immediately shadowed by peril, invoking Rudra’s fearsome weapon as an image of sudden reversal and chastisement that follows behind the triumphant.