Shloka 14
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
राजपुत्रो$सि भद्रे ते कुले मत्स्यस्य विश्रुते । जातत्त्वं शत्रुदमने नावसीदितुमरहसि
arjuna uvāca | rājaputro 'si bhadre te kule matsyasya viśrute | jātastvaṃ śatrudamane nāvasīditum arhasi |
Arjuna dijo: «Oh príncipe, bendiciones sobre ti. Has nacido en la renombrada estirpe real del rey de Matsya; por ello, cuando llega el momento de someter a los enemigos, no debes ceder a la cobardía. Tú eres capaz de aplastar a los adversarios: así que afirma tu valor, sube al carro y, en el fragor del combate, mantén mis caballos firmemente bajo control.»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna urges a prince to uphold kṣatriya-dharma: do not collapse into fear at the decisive moment; remember one’s lineage and responsibility, gather courage, and perform one’s role with steadiness and self-control.
In the Virāṭa episode, Arjuna (in disguise) addresses the Matsya prince Uttara, who is wavering before battle. Arjuna rebukes his discouragement, reminds him of his royal birth, and instructs him to take up the chariot-duty—mount the chariot and control the horses as the fight begins.