Shloka 14
अध्याय ४ — भीष्मेन कर्णोत्साहनम्
Bhīṣma’s Encouragement of Karṇa
स सत्यसंगतो भूत्वा ममेदमिति निश्चित: । कुरूणां पालय बलं॑ यथा दुर्योधनस्तथा,“तुम सच्चे मित्र होकर और यह सब कुछ मेरा ही है, ऐसा निश्चित विचार रखकर दुर्योधनके ही समान समस्त कौरवदलकी रक्षा करो”
sa satyasaṅgato bhūtvā mametad iti niścitaḥ | kurūṇāṁ pālaya balaṁ yathā duryodhanas tathā ||
Sañjaya said: “Be firmly allied in truth and loyalty, convinced that ‘this is mine’—my own cause and responsibility. Protect the Kuru host just as Duryodhana himself would.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses steadfast loyalty and ownership of responsibility: a leader should protect the army with the same commitment as the principal claimant (Duryodhana), acting with firm resolve and fidelity to the chosen side.
Sañjaya reports an instruction urging a commander/ally to stand true to the Kaurava cause and to safeguard the Kuru forces with the same vigilance and determination that Duryodhana would show.