Shloka 53
वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः
Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā
तथोक्तास्तेन वीरेण कदर्थीकृत्य तद्वच: । अभिपेतुर्जनं मूढा वार्यमाणा: पुन: पुन:,वीरवर अर्जुनके ऐसा कहनेपर उनकी बातोंकी अवहेलना करके वे मूर्ख अहीर उनके बारंबार मना करनेपर भी उस जनसमुदायपर टूट पड़े
tathoktās tena vīreṇa kadarthīkṛtya tad vacaḥ | abhipetur janaṃ mūḍhā vāryamāṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||
فلما خاطبهم ذلك البطل هكذا، ازدرى أولئك القوم الضالّون كلامه واندفعوا على الجموع—مرة بعد مرة—على الرغم من أنهم كانوا يُمنَعون مرارًا.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: when people contemptuously reject prudent counsel and refuse restraint, delusion (mūḍhatā) fuels repeated aggression, leading to harm and social breakdown.
After a hero speaks to restrain them, certain foolish men disregard his words and repeatedly rush to attack the assembled people, even though they are stopped and warned again and again.