Shloka 19
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
सहदेव उवाच अस्मिन् रणसमूहे वै वर्तमाने महाभये । उत्सृज्य क्व नु गन्तासि शत्रूनभिमुखो नृूप
sahadeva uvāca | asmin raṇasamūhe vai vartamāne mahābhaye | utsṛjya kva nu gantāsi śatrūn-abhimukho nṛpa ||
قال سَهَدِيفا: «أيها الملك، في هذا المعترك وقد احتشدت الجموع وبرز الخطر العظيم، إلى أين تمضي وأنت تتركنا خلفك، متوجهاً نحو الأعداء؟»
सहदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a moment of collective danger, a ruler’s dharma is steadfast leadership—remaining with one’s own forces, not abandoning companions, and meeting the enemy with courage and responsibility.
Amid the gathered armies and the onset of intense fear on the battlefield, Sahadeva challenges the king’s apparent movement away from his own side, questioning where he intends to go while turning toward the enemy and leaving his companions behind.