Shloka 1
ऑपनआक्रा बछ। ज्स:ः:, - मुट्ठी बँधे हुए हाथके मापको रत्नि कहते हैं। त्रिसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: भीष्म और द्रोणके पराक्रमका वर्णन करते हुए अर्जुनके बलकी प्रशंसा करके श्रीकृष्णका कर्ण और दुर्योधनके अन्यायकी याद दिलाकर अर्जुनको कर्णवधके लिये उत्तेजित करना संजय उवाच ततः पुनरमेयात्मा केशवोड्ंर्जुनमब्रवीत् । कृतसंकल्पमायान्तं वधे कर्णस्य भारत
sañjaya uvāca | tataḥ punar ameyātmā keśavo 'rjunam abravīt | kṛtasaṅkalpam āyāntaṃ vadhe karṇasya bhārata ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—પછી ફરી, હે ભારત, અમેયાત્મા કેશવે કર્ણવધ માટે દૃઢસંકલ્પે આગળ વધતા અર્જુનને કહ્યું।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights saṅkalpa (firm resolve) guided by righteous counsel: in the crisis of war, Arjuna’s determination is reinforced by Krishna’s direction, implying that decisive action—when aligned with perceived dharma and the correction of adharma—must be undertaken without wavering.
Sanjaya reports that Krishna speaks again to Arjuna, observing him advance with a settled intention to slay Karna. It sets the stage for Krishna’s exhortation and strategic-moral encouragement aimed at bringing about Karna’s defeat.