गजान् रथान् समारुह्य परस्यापि हयाञ् जनाः ॥
प्रकीर्णकेशा विध्वस्ता न द्वाव् एकत्र धावतः ॥
नेदम् अस्तीति पुरुषा हतोत्साहा हतौजसः ॥
उत्सृज्य कवचान् अन्ये प्राद्रवंस् तावका विभो ॥
अन्योन्यं ते समाक्रोशन् सैनिका भरतर्षभ ॥
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति न च ते स्वयं तत्रावतस्थिरे ॥
gajān rathān samāruhya parasyāpi hayāñ janāḥ ||
prakīrṇakeśā vidhvastā na dvāv ekatra dhāvataḥ ||
nedam astīti puruṣā hatotsāhā hataujasaḥ ||
utsṛjya kavacān anye prādravaṃs tāvakā vibho ||
anyonyaṃ te samākrośan sainikā bharatarṣabha ||
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti na ca te svayaṃ tatrāvatasthire ||
Mounting elephants and chariots, and even the enemy's horses, people with disheveled hair, shattered, and no two ran together. Saying "all is over," men downcast in spirit, drained of strength, some casting off their armor, fled -- yours, O lord. They called to one another, those soldiers, O bull among the Bharatas, "stand, stand!" -- yet they themselves did not remain standing there.
b669c487d152 · 发布于 2026年7月19日 17:08:17 UTC
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The formation utterly disintegrates: each man for himself, "no two ran together," and the cry "stand!" holds back not even the one who shouts it. It is telling that the warriors call out to others what they cannot themselves fulfill: fear strips words of power over deeds. The verse teaches that in the hour of panic, exhortation unbacked by one's own steadiness is empty; whoever wishes to halt those who flee must first stand firm himself -- otherwise the common terror will sweep away the caller too.