Shloka 47
प्राह सर्वान् समुद्वीक्ष्य भरतान् भारतं प्रति । कुन्तीपुत्र युधां श्रेष्ठ सुह्ृदां प्रीतिवर्धनम्,उन्होंने वह तकिया देनेसे अर्जुनकी प्रशंसा करके उन्हें प्रसन्न किया और समस्त भरतवंशियोंकी ओर देखकर योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ, सुहदोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले, भरतकुलभूषण, कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनसे इस प्रकार कहा--
sañjaya uvāca | prāha sarvān samudvīkṣya bharatān bhārataṃ prati | kuntīputra yudhāṃ śreṣṭha suhṛdāṃ prītivardhanam |
サンジャヤは言った。彼はバーラタの一同を見渡してから、バーラタの末裔に語りかけた。クンティーの子アルジュナ――戦士の中の最上、友の歓びを増す者――を讃えつつ、親族が集い戦の瀬戸際にあるその場で、彼の心を奮い立たせ、これから述べる言葉の調子を定めようとして、このように語った。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of speech in a crisis: before giving counsel, one steadies the listener through respectful praise and by acknowledging their virtues—especially courage, loyalty, and the capacity to uplift allies—so that right action (dharma) can be received and carried out.
Sanjaya narrates that a speaker, after surveying the assembled Bharata kinsmen, turns to Arjuna and addresses him with honorific epithets—best of fighters and gladdener of friends—preparing to deliver a consequential statement in the tense prelude to battle.