Shloka 5
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
अष्टाविंशांस्तु तान् बाणानस्तान् विप्रेक्ष्य निष्फलान् । अब्रवीत् परवीरघ्न: कृष्णो<र्जुनमिदं वच:,अर्जुनके चलाये हुए उन अद्वाईस बाणोंको निष्फल हुआ देख शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले श्रीकृष्णने उनसे इस प्रकार कहा--
aṣṭāviṁśāṁs tu tān bāṇān astān viprekṣya niṣphalān | abravīt paravīraghnaḥ kṛṣṇo 'rjunam idaṁ vacaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing that those twenty-eight arrows which had been shot had proved fruitless, Kṛṣṇa—slayer of hostile heroes—addressed Arjuna with these words. The moment underscores the ethic of clear-sighted reassessment in battle: when an effort fails, one must not persist blindly but respond with counsel, strategy, and steadiness of purpose.
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