Shloka 78
यावन्न: पश्यमानानां प्राणान् पार्थेन संगतः । न जह्दात् पुरुषव्याप्रस्तावदू वारय कौरवम्,“यह पुरुषसिंह नरेश अर्जुनसे भिड़कर हमारे देखते-देखते जबतक अपने प्राणोंको त्याग न दे, उसके पहले ही तुम जाकर उस कुरुवंशी राजाको रोको
sañjaya uvāca |
yāvan naḥ paśyamānānāṃ prāṇān pārthena saṅgataḥ |
na jahyāt puruṣavyāghras tāvad ū vāraya kauravam ||
Sañjaya said: “Before that tiger among men—having engaged with Pārtha—casts away his life right before our eyes, go at once and restrain that Kaurava king. Do not let him rush into a fatal encounter.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, discernment and restraint are ethical necessities: a leader should prevent a reckless, pride-driven clash that would lead to needless death, especially when the outcome is foreseeably disastrous.
Sañjaya urgently warns that a heroic Kaurava warrior/king is about to engage Arjuna and may be killed before everyone’s eyes; he urges someone to go immediately and stop (restrain) that Kaurava from entering the fatal confrontation.