Shloka 38
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
ज्येष्ठं मात्स्यमनृशंसार्यरूपं विराटपुत्र॑ रथिनं पुरस्तात् । यदा द्रष्टा दंशितं पाण्डवार्थे तदा युद्ध धार्तराष्ट्रोडन्वतप्स्यत्
jyeṣṭhaṃ mātsyam anṛśaṃsārya-rūpaṃ virāṭa-putraṃ rathinaṃ purastāt | yadā draṣṭā daṃśitaṃ pāṇḍavārthe tadā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭro ’nvatapsyat, saumya ||
サञ्जयは言った。「前にはマツヤ国の長子、ヴィラータの子が立つ。高名なる車戦の勇士にして、行いは高潔、性は温和である。持国の子（ドゥルヨーダナ）が、パーンダヴァのために武具と鎧をまとった彼を見れば、やさしき御方よ、戦の苦い帰結を予見して、胸中ひそかに激しく苦しむであろう。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of war: when righteous allies stand armed for a just cause, the aggressor is troubled by the anticipated consequences. It underscores that adharma-driven conflict brings inner torment even before the battle is fought.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the presence of Virāṭa’s eldest son, a noble chariot-warrior of Matsya, standing ready in support of the Pāṇḍavas. He predicts that Duryodhana, seeing this formidable ally armed for the Pāṇḍavas, will feel deep anxiety and distress about the war’s outcome.