Shloka 10
अम्मिंक्षेदागते काले श्रेयो न प्रतिपत्स्यसे । असम्भावितरूपस्त्वं सुनृशंसं करिष्यसि
ammiṁkṣed āgate kāle śreyo na pratipatsyase | asambhāvita-rūpas tvaṁ sunṛśaṁsaṁ kariṣyasi
حين تحين ساعة الحسم، لن تختار ما هو أنفع وأقوم. وبطبعٍ لا يرقى إلى ما يُرتجى من النبل، سترتكب فعلاً قاسيًا لا رحمة فيه.
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, one is accountable to śreyas—choosing the ethically superior course. The verse warns that failing to adopt what is truly right at the crucial moment leads to acts of cruelty that stain one’s character.
Bhīmasena rebukes an opponent, predicting that when the decisive time comes, the person will not act for the higher good but will instead commit a merciless deed—framing the coming action as a moral failure, not merely a tactical choice.