Shloka 32
त्वं वै विगर्हयात्मानमात्मानं यो न रक्षसि । कथं करिष्यसे वीर यो वा त्वां संश्रयेज्जन:,तुम अपनी ही निन््दा करो, जो कि अपनी भी रक्षातक नहीं कर सकते। वीरवर! फिर जो तुम्हारे आश्रयमें होगा, उसकी रक्षा कैसे कर सकोगे?
tvaṃ vai vigarhayātmānam ātmānaṃ yo na rakṣasi | kathaṃ kariṣyase vīra yo vā tvāṃ saṃśrayej janaḥ ||
„Du tadelst wahrlich dich selbst, denn nicht einmal dich kannst du schützen. O Held, wie willst du dann jemanden schützen, der zu dir kommt und bei dir Zuflucht und Beistand sucht?“
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral authority to protect others presupposes self-mastery and self-preservation; one who cannot safeguard oneself is ethically unfit to promise protection to dependents or refugees.
Arjuna addresses a warrior, challenging his capacity to act as a protector: if he cannot even secure his own safety and steadiness, Arjuna questions how he could defend anyone who relies on him for refuge amid the pressures of battle.