तदहं स्वांश्च पृच्छामि केन कालेन हंति कः । एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञः फाल्गुनो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
tadahaṃ svāṃśca pṛcchāmi kena kālena haṃti kaḥ | etacchrutvā vaco rājñaḥ phālguno vākyamabravīt
Therefore I ask my own men: who will slay them, and in what time? Hearing the king’s words, Phālguna (Arjuna) spoke in reply.
Sūta (narration), with Duryodhana quoted; then Phālguna (Arjuna) responds
Scene: A king questions his attendants about who will slay and when; Arjuna (Phālguna) steps forward to reply, bow at his side, the court/war-camp tense with impending battle.
Dharma narratives often pivot on speech: questions born of fear invite replies grounded in discernment and truth.
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