Shloka 14
स त्वं पुरुषशार्टूल पौरुषेण समास्थित: । क्षत्रधर्म पुरस्कृत्य प्रत्युद्याहि धनंजयम्
sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārṭūla pauruṣeṇa samāsthitaḥ | kṣatradharma-puraskṛtya pratyudyāhi dhanañjayam ||
Sanjaya said: “Therefore, O tiger among men, stand firm in your manly resolve. Placing the warrior’s duty foremost, go forth to meet Dhananjaya (Arjuna) in battle.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges steadfastness and ethical clarity in crisis: a warrior should act with courage while keeping kṣatriya-dharma—duty, honor, and responsibility in battle—as the foremost guiding principle.
Sanjaya, narrating events of the Kurukṣetra war, delivers an exhortation to a leading fighter to remain resolute and to confront Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) directly, framing the coming clash as an obligation of warrior-duty.