Shloka 68
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
सो5भिवाद्य कृपं राजा कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । उवाच दुर्धर्षतमं वाक््यं वाक्यविदां वर:
so ’bhivādya kṛpaṃ rājā kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam | uvāca durdharṣatamaṃ vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varaḥ ||
فلمّا سلّم الملك على كريبا بإجلال وطاف به طواف التوقير، خاطب يودهيشثيرا—وهو أبرع المتكلمين—كريبا آتشاريّا، ذلك البطل العصِيّ على القهر، بكلماتٍ عسيرة الردّ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the midst of conflict, dharma is upheld through reverence toward elders and teachers; ethical speech and proper conduct (salutation and pradakṣiṇā) frame difficult conversations and decisions.
Sañjaya narrates that King Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully greets Kṛpācārya and circumambulates him, then speaks to him—setting a formal, dharmic tone before delivering weighty words in the war context.