Mahabharata 7.113.43 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 43
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
मुझे युद्धमें अपनी रक्षा करनी चाहिये या अर्जुनके पास तुम्हें भेजना चाहिये। इन दोनों बातोंपर तुम स्वयं ही अपनी बुद्धिसे विचार करके वहाँ जाना ही पसंद करो ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
muhe yuddhe svayaṃ rakṣāṃ kartavyaṃ vā dhanaṃjayam |
tvām arjunasamīpaṃ vā preṣayeyaṃ vicārya ca ||
sa tvaṃ ātiṣṭha yānāya yatra yāto dhanaṃjayaḥ |
mamāpi rakṣaṇaṃ bhīmaḥ kariṣyati mahābalaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: «Debo juzgar por mí mismo si en esta guerra he de velar por mi propia seguridad, o enviarte junto a Arjuna. Sobre estas dos opciones, reflexiona tú mismo con tu entendimiento, elige lo que estimes mejor y ve allí. Por tanto, prepárate para partir al lugar adonde ha ido Dhanañjaya (Arjuna); el poderosísimo Bhīma también me protegerá.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must deliberate with clear judgment between competing duties—personal safety, protection of the army’s command center, and urgent coordination with key warriors. Yudhiṣṭhira models responsible decision-making: he weighs options, assigns protection to the capable (Bhīma), and prioritizes timely support to Arjuna.
In the midst of the Drona Parva battle, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a person he can dispatch. He considers whether to keep that person for his own protection or send them to Arjuna. He decides that Bhīma will guard him, and instructs the person to prepare and go to wherever Arjuna has gone.
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