Shloka 78
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
यावन्न: पश्यमानानां प्राणान् पार्थेन संगतः । न जह्दात् पुरुषव्याप्रस्तावदू वारय कौरवम्,“यह पुरुषसिंह नरेश अर्जुनसे भिड़कर हमारे देखते-देखते जबतक अपने प्राणोंको त्याग न दे, उसके पहले ही तुम जाकर उस कुरुवंशी राजाको रोको
sañjaya uvāca |
yāvan naḥ paśyamānānāṃ prāṇān pārthena saṅgataḥ |
na jahyāt puruṣavyāghras tāvad ū vāraya kauravam ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Sebelum sang harimau di antara manusia itu—setelah berhadapan dengan Pārtha—melepaskan nyawanya tepat di depan mata kita, pergilah segera dan tahan raja Kaurava itu. Jangan biarkan ia menerjang ke pertemuan yang mematikan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, discernment and restraint are ethical necessities: a leader should prevent a reckless, pride-driven clash that would lead to needless death, especially when the outcome is foreseeably disastrous.
Sañjaya urgently warns that a heroic Kaurava warrior/king is about to engage Arjuna and may be killed before everyone’s eyes; he urges someone to go immediately and stop (restrain) that Kaurava from entering the fatal confrontation.