शोच्येयं भारती सेना राजा चैव सुयोधनः ॥
यस्य त्वं कर्कशो भ्राता पलायनपरायणः ॥
ननु नाम त्वया वीर दीर्यमाणा भयार्दिता ॥
स्वबाहुबलम् आस्थाय रक्षितव्या ह्य् अनीकिनी ॥
स त्वम् अद्य रणं त्यक्त्वा भीतो हर्षयसे परान् ॥
विद्रुते त्वयि सैन्यस्य नायके शत्रुसूदन ॥
को ऽन्यः स्थास्यति संग्रामे भीतो भीते व्यपाश्रये ॥
एकेन सात्वतेनाद्य युध्यमानस्य चानघ ॥
पलायने तव मतिः संग्रामाद् धि प्रवर्तते ॥
śocyeyaṃ bhāratī senā rājā caiva suyodhanaḥ ||
yasya tvaṃ karkaśo bhrātā palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ ||
nanu nāma tvayā vīra dīryamāṇā bhayārditā ||
svabāhubalam āsthāya rakṣitavyā hy anīkinī ||
sa tvam adya raṇaṃ tyaktvā bhīto harṣayase parān ||
vidrute tvayi sainyasya nāyake śatrusūdana ||
ko 'nyaḥ sthāsyati saṃgrāme bhīto bhīte vyapāśraye ||
ekena sātvatenādya yudhyamānasya cānagha ||
palāyane tava matiḥ saṃgrāmād dhi pravartate ||
"Pitiable is this army of the Bharatas, and King Suyodhana himself, whose harsh brother you are, given to flight. Surely, O hero, you ought to protect the host — torn and tormented by fear — relying on the might of your own arms. When you, the army's leader, O slayer of foes, flee, who else will stand in battle, if the frightened is support to the frightened? Fighting now with a single Sātvata, O blameless one, your mind inclines to flight, turning away from the battle."
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"Bhītaḥ bhīte vyapāśraye" — if the frightened is support to the frightened, who will stand firm? The leader's flight condemns the whole army. It is telling that Droṇa points to the commander's duty — to be a bulwark for the fearful. The verse teaches that a special responsibility rests upon the leader: his steadfastness holds many, his cowardice ruins all; one set as support dare not falter, for with his flight flees everything that leaned on him.