Shloka 19
वेदनार्तशरीरस्य प्रयच्छापो ममार्जुन । त्वं हि शक्तो महेष्वास दातुमापो यथाविधि,“महाथनुर्धर अर्जुन! वेदनासे पीड़ित शरीरवाले मुझ वृद्धको तुम पानी लाकर दो। तुम्हीं विधिपूर्वक मेरे लिये दिव्य जल प्रस्तुत करनेमें समर्थ हो”
vedanārtśarīrasya prayacchāpo mamārjuna | tvaṁ hi śakto maheṣvāsa dātum āpo yathāvidhi ||
Sanjaya said: “O Arjuna, my body is tormented by pain—bring me water. You, mighty archer, are indeed capable of presenting water to me in the proper manner.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict and suffering, one should respond to distress with timely aid and with propriety (yathāvidhi), showing compassion without abandoning disciplined conduct.
Sanjaya reports a moment where a pain-stricken elder asks Arjuna, famed as a great archer, to bring and offer water properly—highlighting Arjuna’s capacity to render service in a prescribed, respectful manner even on the battlefield.