Shloka 21
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
कृष्णाया: प्रेष्यवद् भूत्वा शुश्रूषां कुरुते सदा । इति सर्व समुन्नद्धं न निरवाति कथठ्चन
kṛṣṇāyāḥ preṣyavad bhūtvā śuśrūṣāṃ kurute sadā | iti sarva-samunnaddhaṃ na niravāti kathaṃcana ||
Sañjaya dit : «S’étant fait comme un serviteur de Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), il lui rend sans cesse un service attentif. Ainsi, bien que tout soit parfaitement préparé et déjà mis en mouvement, il ne faiblit ni ne se détourne à aucun moment.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic humility and steadfast duty: even when affairs are fully underway, one should not relax in attentive service and responsibility—especially toward those to whom one owes care and honor.
Sañjaya reports that a person (implied by context) behaves like an attendant to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), constantly serving her; despite everything being fully prepared, he does not cease or slacken in that service.