Shloka 22
अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः
Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution
विरथ॑ं विधनुष्कं च गदया परिवर्जितम् | सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक््यमब्रवीत् कपिकेतन:,जब मेघसन्धि रथ, धनुष और गदासे भी वंचित हो गया, तब कपिध्वज अर्जुनने उसे सान्त्वना देते हुए इस प्रकार कहा--
virathaṁ vidhanuṣkaṁ ca gadayā parivarjitam | sāntvapūrvam idaṁ vākyaṁ abravīt kapiketanāḥ ||
Lorsqu’il se trouva sans char, sans arc, et même dépouillé de sa massue, Arjuna—dont l’étendard porte l’emblème de Hanumān—lui adressa des paroles d’apaisement et de consolation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, dharma requires restraint and humane conduct: when an opponent is disarmed and helpless, the righteous response is to avoid needless cruelty and to speak with calming, conciliatory words.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a combatant has become bereft of chariot, bow, and mace; at that moment Arjuna (Kapiketan, with Hanumān on his banner) addresses him with consoling speech, setting up a moment of ethical restraint amid conflict.