Shloka 9
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
यत्तो दृढश्न दक्षश्व धृतिमानर्जुनस्तदा । सम्बोधयति चाप्येनं यथाकालमधोक्षज:,“अर्जुन सावधान, दृढ़, चतुर और धैर्यवान् हैं। साथ ही उन्हें समय-समयपर श्रीकृष्ण भी कर्तव्यका ज्ञान कराते रहते हैं
yatto dṛḍhaś ca dakṣaś ca dhṛtimān arjunas tadā | sambodhayati cāpy enaṃ yathākālam adhokṣajaḥ ||
সেই সময়ত অৰ্জুন সতৰ্ক, দৃঢ়, দক্ষ আৰু ধৃতিমান; আৰু অধোক্ষজ শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণেও যথাসময়ত তাক জাগ্ৰত কৰি উপদেশ দিয়ে, কৰ্তব্যৰ স্মৰণ কৰাই থাকে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective action in a righteous cause requires inner steadiness (dṛḍhatā), competence (dakṣatā), and fortitude (dhṛti), supported by timely counsel from a wise guide—here, Kṛṣṇa—so that duty is remembered and performed without wavering.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna’s battle-readiness and character—alert, firm, skilful, and resolute—and notes that Kṛṣṇa, as his charioteer and divine guide, repeatedly prompts and instructs him at critical moments to keep him aligned with his kṣatriya duty.