Shloka 31
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
व्यनिन्दश्न॒ तथा सर्वे योधास्तव विशाम्पते । युधिष्ठिरं ससोदर्य सहितं केशवेन हि,प्रजानाथ! आपके वे सब योद्धा भाइयों तथा श्रीकृष्णसहित युधिष्ठिरकी विशेषरूपसे निन््दा करते थे
sañjaya uvāca |
vy-anindaṁs tathā sarve yodhās tava viśāmpate |
yudhiṣṭhiraṁ sa-sodarya-sahitaṁ keśavena hi prajānātha ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃប្រជាជន ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃមនុស្សទាំងឡាយ—យោធារបស់ព្រះអង្គទាំងអស់ក៏ដូចគ្នា បាននិយាយបន្ទោស ដោយរិះគន់យុធិષ્ઠិរ ព្រមទាំងបងប្អូនរបស់គាត់ ហើយសូម្បីតែមានកេសវៈ (ព្រះក្រឹស្ណ) នៅក្បែរគាត់ក៏ដោយ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral language can be weaponized in conflict: warriors condemn the opposing leader (Yudhiṣṭhira) and his allies (his brothers and Kṛṣṇa), showing that blame and denunciation often intensify war by hardening partisan judgments rather than seeking dharmic clarity.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava-side warriors were openly censuring Yudhiṣṭhira—along with his brothers and with Kṛṣṇa—indicating the hostile mood and rhetorical attacks directed at the Pāṇḍava leadership during the Bhīṣma Parva war setting.