Shloka 97
नान्यथा तां महाबाहो सम्प्रकर्तुमिहाहसि । परित्यज्य प्रियान् प्राणान् रणे चर विभीतवत्,माधव! लोग कहते हैं कि संसारमें सात्यकिके लिये कोई कार्य असाध्य नहीं है। महाबली वीर! सब लोगोंकी तथा मेरी और अर्जुनकी-दोनों भाइयोंकी तुम्हारे विषयमें बड़ी उत्तम भावना है। अतः मैं तुमसे जो कुछ कहता हूँ, उसका पालन करो। महाबाहो! तुम हमारी पूर्वोक्त धारणाको बदल न देना। समरांगणमें प्यारे प्राणोंका मोह छोड़कर निर्भयके समान विचरो
nānyathā tāṃ mahābāho samprakartum ihārhasi | parityajya priyān prāṇān raṇe cara vibhītavat ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O mighty-armed one, you ought not to act otherwise in this matter here. Casting aside attachment even to your dear life-breaths, move about in battle as though you knew no fear.” In context, Yudhiṣṭhira urges steadfastness to a chosen course of action and the warrior’s ethic of resolute courage—placing duty and the collective cause above personal survival.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast adherence to one’s chosen duty in a crisis: a warrior-leader must not waver, and should act with courage, renouncing attachment to personal safety when the larger dharmic responsibility demands resolve.
In the Drona Parva’s intense battle setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a heroic ally/warrior with an exhortation: do not deviate from the intended plan, and move through the battlefield with fearless determination, even at the cost of life.