Shloka 20
सा न्यवारयदव्यग्रं त॑ पुत्र युद्धदुर्मदम् । प्रसादयामास च तं जिष्णुमक्लिष्टकारिणम्,आते ही उसने अपने व्यग्रतारहित एवं रणोन्मत्त पुत्रको युद्ध करनेसे रोका और अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले विजयशील अर्जुनको प्रिय वचनोंद्वारा प्रसन्न किया
sā nyavārayad avyagraṁ taṁ putraṁ yuddha-durmadam | prasādayāmāsa ca taṁ jiṣṇum akliṣṭa-kāriṇam ||
She restrained her son—calm in mind yet intoxicated with the pride of battle—from rushing into combat; and with gentle, pleasing words she soothed and won over Arjuna, the ever-victorious doer of tireless deeds.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that dharma in a war-context includes restraint and de-escalation: true strength is not only martial valor but also the capacity to be checked by wise counsel and to choose peaceable persuasion over impulsive violence.
A woman (implicitly a mother) stops her son—who is battle-proud—from engaging in combat, and she simultaneously pacifies Arjuna (called Jiṣṇu), bringing him to a calm, agreeable state through conciliatory speech.