Shloka 39
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
असंक्रुद्धमना वाच: स्मारयन्निव भारत | उवाच पाण्डुतनय: साक्षेपमिव फाल्गुन:,भरतनन्दन! पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनके मनमें तनिक भी क्रोध नहीं हुआ। उन्होंने मानो पुरानी बातें याद दिलाते हुए, कौरवोंपर आक्षेप करते हुए-से कहा--
asaṁkruddhamanā vācaḥ smārayann iva bhārata | uvāca pāṇḍutanayaḥ sākṣepam iva phālgunaḥ ||
ಭಾರತನೇ! ಪಾಂಡುತನಯ ಫಾಲ್ಗುನ (ಅರ್ಜುನ)ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ತೂ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಅವನು ಹಳೆಯ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸುವಂತೆ, ಕೌರವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the violence of war, ethical strength is shown through mastery over anger and disciplined speech. Arjuna’s stance models kṣatriya restraint: he censures wrongdoing with clarity rather than being driven by rage.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna speaks in the midst of the Drona Parva battle. Arjuna is described as calm-minded, speaking as if recalling earlier events and indirectly reproaching the Kauravas—setting the tone for a pointed statement that follows.