Shloka 53
कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan
Adhyāya 31
प्रणयाद् बहुमानाच्च त॑ निगृह[ सुतस्तव । अब्रवीन्मधुरं वाक््यं साम्ना सर्वार्थसाधकम्,तब आपके पुत्रने बड़े प्रेम और आदरसे उन्हें रोका तथा सान्त्वनापूर्ण मधुर स्वरमें उनसे यह सर्वार्थलाधक वचन कहा--
praṇayād bahumānāc ca taṁ nigṛhya sutas tava | abravīn madhuraṁ vākyaṁ sāmnā sarvārthasādhakam ||
サンジャヤは言った。「親愛と敬意ゆえに、御子は彼を引き留め、慰めるような柔らかな声で、万事を成就させるために練られた和解の言葉を甘く語った。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the strategic and ethical power of restrained, respectful speech: affection (praṇaya) and esteem (bahumāna) can motivate one to prevent harmful impulsiveness, while sāman—conciliation—can achieve objectives without immediate coercion.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son checks someone’s action and then addresses him with gentle, pacifying words designed to be effective and goal-fulfilling—setting up a conciliatory counsel or persuasion within the war narrative.