Shloka 28
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
अर्जुन समरे दृष्टवा सैन्धवस्याग्रत: स्थितम् । पुत्रो मम भृशं मूढ: कि कार्य प्रत्यपद्यत,अर्जुनको समरांगणमें सिन्धुराजके सामने खड़ा देख अत्यन्त मोहग्रस्त हुए मेरे पुत्रने कौन-सा कर्तव्य निश्चित किया?
arjunaṃ samare dṛṣṭvā saindhavasyāgrataḥ sthitam | putro mama bhṛśaṃ mūḍhaḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ pratyapadyata ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing Arjuna standing in the battle directly before the king of Sindhu, my son—utterly bewildered—what course of duty did he resolve upon?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the pressure of war, ethical action (kārya/duty) must be consciously chosen even when the mind is clouded by moha (bewilderment). It frames decision-making as a moral problem, not merely a tactical one.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna is positioned directly before Jayadratha on the battlefield. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, anxious about his son’s fate, asks what his son—overcome by confusion—decided to do in response to this confrontation.