के चिद् आर्तस्वरं चक्रुर् विनेदुर् अपरे पुनः ॥
पार्थबाणहताः के चिन् निपेतुर् विगतासवः ॥
तेषाम् उत्पततां कांश् चित् पतितांश् च पराङ्मुखान् ॥
न जघानार्जुनो योधान् योधव्रतम् अनुस्मरन् ॥
ते विशीर्णरथाश्वेभाः प्रायशश् च पराङ्मुखाः ॥
कुरवः कर्ण कर्णेति हा हेति च विचुक्रुशुः ॥
ke cid ārtasvaraṃ cakrur vinedur apare punaḥ ||
pārthabāṇahatāḥ ke cin nipetur vigatāsavaḥ ||
teṣām utpatatāṃ kāṃś cit patitāṃś ca parāṅmukhān ||
na jaghānārjuno yodhān yodhavratam anusmaran ||
te viśīrṇarathāśvebhāḥ prāyaśaś ca parāṅmukhāḥ ||
kuravaḥ karṇa karṇeti hā heti ca vicukruśuḥ ||
Some let out a cry of anguish, others howled; some, struck by the arrows of Partha, fell lifeless. Among those who were leaping up, some who had fallen and turned away in flight, Arjuna did not slay, mindful of the warrior's vow. Those Kurus, their chariots, horses, and elephants shattered, almost all turned back in flight, cried out: 'Karna, Karna!' and 'Alas, alas!'
432b185d89d9 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:22:09 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Even in the midst of slaughter Arjuna 'does not strike those who have turned away or fallen, mindful of the warrior's vow.' Thus the dharma of battle shows itself: even in the fury of combat there is a line the noble will not cross — not to strike one who flees, not to finish one who has fallen. It is telling that this restraint is the more majestic the more boundless his power: he could destroy them all, but spares them out of duty. The verse teaches that true valor knows measure even in victory; that the warrior's vow is no hindrance but the crown of valor, distinguishing the warrior from the butcher; and that one who spares the fleeing and the fallen, holding full power to destroy them, manifests the highest strength — mastery over oneself, without which even the greatest power remains mere cruelty.