Shloka 17
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
पश्य मे सूत विक्रान्तमिन्द्रस्येव महामृधे
paśya me sūta vikrāntam indrasyeva mahāmṛdhe
قال سانجيا: «يا سائقَ العربة، انظر إلى بأس بطلي في هذه المعركة العظمى—كأنه إندرا نفسه.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial prowess is rhetorically elevated through divine comparison (Indra), reminding readers that in epic war-narrative, fame and morale are shaped by speech as much as by action—yet such praise also implicitly raises the ethical question of how glory is pursued amid destructive conflict.
Sañjaya addresses a charioteer (“sūta”), urging him to witness a warrior’s extraordinary valour in the midst of a major engagement, likening that prowess to Indra’s in battle.