Shloka 5
उवाच दारुक॑ कृष्ण: कुरु सर्व यथाब्रवीत् | अर्जुनो भरतश्रेष्ठ: श्रेष्ठ: सर्वधनुष्मताम्
sañjaya uvāca | uvāca dārukaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kuru sarvaṃ yathābravīt | arjuno bharataśreṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām | prayāhi śīghraṃ govinda sūtaputrajighāṃsayā |
Sañjaya dijo: Krishna habló a Dáruka: «Hazlo todo exactamente como él ha dicho. Arjuna, el mejor de los Bháratas y el primero entre todos los arqueros, está resuelto a matar al hijo del auriga. Por tanto, oh Govinda, parte al instante».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined execution of duty: once a righteous objective is set in battle, attendants and leaders must act promptly and in coordination, avoiding hesitation and disorder. It also frames Arjuna’s resolve as purposeful, not impulsive—action aligned with a declared intent.
Sanjaya reports that Krishna instructs Daruka to make all preparations exactly as Arjuna has directed. Arjuna, praised as the foremost archer, urges immediate departure with the intention of confronting and killing Karna (the ‘sūtaputra’).