ततो ऽवहारं चक्रुस् ते द्रोणदुर्योधनादयः ॥
तान् विदित्वा भृशं त्रस्तान् अयुद्धमनसः परान् ॥
स्वान्य् अनीकानि बीभत्सुः शनकैर् अवहारयत् ॥
ततो ऽभितुष्टुवुः पार्थं प्रहृष्टाः पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः ॥
पाञ्चालाश् च मनोज्ञाभिर् वाग्भिः सूर्यम् इवर्षयः ॥
एवं स्वशिबिरं प्रायाज् जित्वा शत्रून् धनंजयः ॥
पृष्ठतः सर्वसैन्यानां मुदितो वै सकेशवः ॥
मसारगल्वर्कसुवर्णरूप्यैर्; वज्रप्रवालस्फटिकैश् च मुख्यैः ॥
चित्रे रथे पाण्डुसुतो बभासे; नक्षत्रचित्रे वियतीव चन्द्रः ॥
tato 'vahāraṃ cakrus te droṇaduryodhanādayaḥ ||
tān viditvā bhṛśaṃ trastān ayuddhamanasaḥ parān ||
svāny anīkāni bībhatsuḥ śanakair avahārayat ||
tato 'bhituṣṭuvuḥ pārthaṃ prahṛṣṭāḥ pāṇḍusṛñjayāḥ ||
pāñcālāś ca manojñābhir vāgbhiḥ sūryam ivarṣayaḥ ||
evaṃ svaśibiraṃ prāyāj jitvā śatrūn dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
pṛṣṭhataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ mudito vai sakeśavaḥ ||
masāragalvarkasuvarṇarūpyair; vajrapravālasphaṭikaiś ca mukhyaiḥ ||
citre rathe pāṇḍusuto babhāse; nakṣatracitre viyatīva candraḥ ||
Then the leaders headed by Drona and Duryodhana ordered a withdrawal of their troops. Perceiving that his adversaries were now thoroughly terrified and no longer disposed to fight, Bibhatsu [Arjuna] gradually withdrew his own ranks. Then the rejoicing Pandavas and Srinjayas extolled Partha [Arjuna]. Thus, having vanquished the foe, Dhananjaya [Arjuna] withdrew to his own camp, bringing up the rear behind all the hosts, rejoicing, together with Keshava [Krishna]. On his richly wrought chariot, adorned with choice cat's-eye sapphires, gold, silver, diamonds, coral, and rock crystal, the son of Pandu [Arjuna] shone like the moon in a star-studded sky.
4a0e0074ab34 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:00:04 UTC
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The day of battle, which began with evil's triumph ('the king is taken!'), ends in the victory of truth: Drona's design collapses, and Arjuna withdraws the army. It is significant that he goes 'bringing up the rear behind all' — a leader who covers everyone else's retreat with himself: true greatness is not out in front in honor, but behind in protection. And he shines 'like the moon among the stars' — together with Keshava [Krishna]: his light is not self-derived, but manifest in the nearness of the Lord. The verse teaches that a day begun with a threat to the righteous can end in his deliverance; that a true leader shields the retreat of all by going last; and that the glory of a devotee, like the shining of the moon, is beautiful because beside him stands his Lord, the source of all light.