Shloka 44
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
इदं च ब्रूया मा वृणीष्वेति लोके युद्धेडद्धितीयं सचिवं रथस्थम् । शिनेर्नप्तारं प्रवृणीम सात्यकिं महाबलं॑ वीतभयं कृतास्त्रम्
idaṃ ca brūyā mā vṛṇīṣveti loke yuddhe dvitīyaṃ sacivaṃ rathastham | śiner naptāraṃ pravṛṇīma sātyakiṃ mahābalaṃ vītabhayaṃ kṛtāstram ||
サञ्जयは言った。「さらにこうも告げよ。『ただ王権を味わうために、この世に生き残ろうと選ぶな。』この戦のため、われらは比類なき副将として、戦車に立つシーニの孫サーティヤキを選び取った。力強く、恐れなく、武器の学に悉く鍛え上げられた者である。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames kingship and survival as ethically secondary to rightful conduct and preparedness: it warns against clinging to life merely for worldly enjoyment of power, and emphasizes disciplined readiness by appointing a fearless, weapon-trained ally for the coming war.
Sañjaya reports a message intended for Duryodhana: the opposing side declares its resolve for war and announces that Sātyaki—Śini’s grandson, a renowned chariot-warrior—has been selected as an unmatched second-in-command and close aide in battle.