Shloka 77
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
प्रसन्नसलिले काले यथा स्यात् सागरो नृप । तद्धत् तव बल॑ तद् वै निश्चलं समवस्थितम्
sañjaya uvāca |
prasannasalile kāle yathā syāt sāgaro nṛpa |
tadvat tava balaṃ tad vai niścalaṃ samavasthitam ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, just as the ocean becomes calm and steady when its waters are clear and the time is tranquil, so too your army—indeed that very force of yours—stands firm, unmoving and well-set.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises steadiness under pressure: like a calm ocean, a well-ordered force (or mind) should remain composed and firmly established, suggesting that stability and discipline are essential virtues in leadership and conflict.
Sañjaya reports to the king (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra) about the condition of the king’s forces, describing them as steady and well-positioned, using the calm ocean as a simile to convey their firm, unshaken stance.