Shloka 33
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
प्रत्युवाच महातेजा: कालयुक्तमिदं वच: । सव्यसाची अर्जुनके ऐसा कहनेपर महातेजस्वी महाबाहु केशवने उनसे यह समयोचित वचन कहा-- |। अलमेष महाबाहु: कणणयैकोडपि पाण्डव
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ kālayuktam idaṃ vacaḥ | savyasācī arjunakeśavaḥ … | alam eṣa mahābāhuḥ karṇayā ekodapi pāṇḍavaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。「すると大いなる光輝を放つ御方は、時宜にかなう言葉で答えた。左右いずれの手でも射るアルジュナがそう述べるや、剛腕のケーシャヴァは機を得た訓戒を与え、『もう十分だ――パーンダヴァはたとえ一人でも、カルナに対するに足る』と告げた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Timely speech and strategic reassurance are part of righteous action in crisis: a leader steadies a wavering warrior by focusing on what is sufficient and necessary, preventing fear or overcomplication from weakening resolve.
Sañjaya narrates that after Arjuna speaks, Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) answers with words suited to the moment, reassuring him about facing Karṇa—emphasizing that even one capable Pāṇḍava can be enough, thereby strengthening Arjuna’s confidence and readiness.