Shloka 44
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
इदं च ब्रूया मा वृणीष्वेति लोके युद्धेडद्धितीयं सचिवं रथस्थम् । शिनेर्नप्तारं प्रवृणीम सात्यकिं महाबलं॑ वीतभयं कृतास्त्रम्
idaṃ ca brūyā mā vṛṇīṣveti loke yuddhe dvitīyaṃ sacivaṃ rathastham | śiner naptāraṃ pravṛṇīma sātyakiṃ mahābalaṃ vītabhayaṃ kṛtāstram ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Und sage auch dies: ‚Wähle nicht, in dieser Welt am Leben zu bleiben, nur um Königsherrschaft zu genießen.‘ Denn für diesen Krieg haben wir als unvergleichlichen Zweiten im Befehl, auf einem Wagen stehend, Śinis Enkel Sātyaki erwählt—gewaltig an Kraft, furchtlos und vollständig in der Waffenlehre ausgebildet.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames kingship and survival as ethically secondary to rightful conduct and preparedness: it warns against clinging to life merely for worldly enjoyment of power, and emphasizes disciplined readiness by appointing a fearless, weapon-trained ally for the coming war.
Sañjaya reports a message intended for Duryodhana: the opposing side declares its resolve for war and announces that Sātyaki—Śini’s grandson, a renowned chariot-warrior—has been selected as an unmatched second-in-command and close aide in battle.