Shloka 12
जयद्रथवध-प्रतिज्ञा
Arjuna’s Vow to Neutralize Jayadratha
यो हि भोज्ये पुरस्कार्यो यानेषु शयनेषु च । भूषणेषु च सो<स्माभिर्बालो युधि पुरस्कृत:
yo hi bhojye puraskāryo yāneṣu śayaneṣu ca | bhūṣaṇeṣu ca so 'smābhir bālo yudhi puraskṛtaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「食事においても、乗り物においても、寝台においても、また装身具においても敬われるべきその人を、我らは戦場において、ただの少年として前に立てて『栄誉』を与えてしまったのだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts social honor (food, conveyance, bed, ornaments) with martial honor, implying that true precedence is also tested and conferred in the arena of duty (yuddha), where even youth may be advanced if the situation demands.
Sañjaya reports that a person—described as a youth—who would normally be given precedence in comforts and honors has been put forward and honored by their side in the context of battle, indicating a deliberate elevation or deployment of him in war.