Shloka 9
अर्जुनस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति क्षात्रधर्मोपदेशः | Arjuna’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira on Kṣatra-Dharma
त्यक्त्वा संतापजं शोकं दंशितो भव कर्मणि | क्षत्रियस्य विशेषेण हृदयं वज़ञसंनिभम्
tyaktvā saṃtāpajaṃ śokaṃ daṃśito bhava karmaṇi | kṣatriyasya viśeṣeṇa hṛdayaṃ vajrasaṃnibham ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Aparta el duelo nacido de la angustia abrasadora y templa tu ánimo para la acción. Pues el corazón de un kṣatriya, por encima de todo, debe ser duro como el vajra, el rayo.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should abandon debilitating grief and adopt steadfast resolve to perform one’s rightful duty; for a kṣatriya, firmness of heart is presented as an ethical requirement for responsible action.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating the events, conveys an exhortation directed at a warrior to set aside sorrow and prepare for kṣatriya-appropriate action, emphasizing the ideal of an adamantine, unwavering heart.