Shloka 12
जयद्रथवध-प्रतिज्ञा
Arjuna’s Vow to Neutralize Jayadratha
यो हि भोज्ये पुरस्कार्यो यानेषु शयनेषु च । भूषणेषु च सो<स्माभिर्बालो युधि पुरस्कृत:
yo hi bhojye puraskāryo yāneṣu śayaneṣu ca | bhūṣaṇeṣu ca so 'smābhir bālo yudhi puraskṛtaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dia yang semestinya dimuliakan dengan jamuan, kendaraan, ranjang, dan perhiasan—telah kami ‘muliakan’ justru di medan perang, seakan-akan ia hanyalah seorang bocah yang didorong ke depan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts social honor (food, conveyance, bed, ornaments) with martial honor, implying that true precedence is also tested and conferred in the arena of duty (yuddha), where even youth may be advanced if the situation demands.
Sañjaya reports that a person—described as a youth—who would normally be given precedence in comforts and honors has been put forward and honored by their side in the context of battle, indicating a deliberate elevation or deployment of him in war.