Shloka 23
पज्चालेषु प्रभग्नेषु क्षीयमाणेषु सर्वतः । जनार्दनो दीनमना: प्रत्यभाषत फाल्गुनम्,जब पांचाल योद्धा सब ओरसे नष्ट होने और भागने लगे, तब भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने दीनचित्त होकर अर्जुनसे इस प्रकार कहा--
Pāñcāleṣu prabhagneṣu kṣīyamāṇeṣu sarvataḥ | Janārdano dīna-manāḥ pratyabhāṣata Phālgunam ||
Sañjaya said: When the Pāñcāla warriors were being shattered and were dwindling on every side, Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), his mind weighed down with compassion and concern, addressed Phālguna (Arjuna).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid warfare, a leader must remain sensitive to the suffering and collapse of allies; compassion and clear counsel are not opposed to duty (dharma) but guide its right execution under pressure.
The Pāñcāla forces are being broken and reduced on all sides. Seeing this crisis, Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), emotionally affected, turns to Arjuna (Phālguna) and begins to speak—setting up counsel or a decisive response to the battlefield reversal.