Shloka 55
एष प्रयाति त्वरित: क्रोधाविष्टो युधिष्ठिर: । जिधघांसु: सूतपुत्रस्य तस्योपेक्षा न युज्यते,उस समय महाबाहु भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनसे कहा--'ये राजा युधिष्छिर क्रोधके आवेशसे युक्त हो सूतपुत्र कर्णका वध करनेकी इच्छासे शीघ्रतापूर्वक आगे बढ़े जा रहे हैं। इस समय इन्हें अकेले छोड़ देना उचित नहीं है”
eṣa prayāti tvaritaḥ krodhāviṣṭo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | jidhaghāṃsuḥ sūtaputrasya tasyoppekṣā na yujyate ||
Sanjaya said: “Look—King Yudhiṣṭhira, seized by a surge of anger, is hurrying forward with the intent to kill Karṇa, the charioteer’s son. At such a moment, it is not right to leave him unattended or to ignore him.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a righteous king can be swept up by anger in war; therefore, companions must not ‘look away’—ethical responsibility includes restraining or guiding a leader when passion threatens judgment.
Sanjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, inflamed with anger, rushes forward intending to slay Karṇa; the situation is urgent enough that leaving Yudhiṣṭhira alone or ignoring his state would be improper.