Shloka 24
Arjuna Confronted by Saindhava Forces during the Aśvamedha Circuit (श्वेतवाहनस्य सैन्धवसंघर्षः)
इति भ्रातृवच: श्रुत्वा न हन्मि त्वां नराधिप । उत्तिष्ठ न भयं ते$स्ति स्वस्तिमान् गच्छ पार्थिव,“नरेश्वर! भाईके इस वचनको सुनकर इसे शिरोधार्य करके मैं तुम्हें मार नहीं रहा हूँ। भूपाल! उठो, तुम्हें कोई भय नहीं है। तुम सकुशल अपने घरको लौट जाओ
iti bhrātṛvacaḥ śrutvā na hanmi tvāṁ narādhipa | uttiṣṭha na bhayaṁ te 'sti svastimān gaccha pārthiva ||
Hearing these words spoken by his brother, he said: “O king, I will not kill you. Rise—there is no fear for you. O ruler of the earth, go home in safety.” The passage foregrounds restraint in victory and the ethical force of kinship: even amid conflict, a brother’s counsel can turn vengeance into mercy and restore the defeated to security.
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