Shloka 20
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
त॑ं पन्नगमिव क्रुद्धं कुरुवीर: स्मयन्निव । प्रीतिपूर्व महाबाहु: प्राणैर्न व्यपरोपयत्
taṁ pannagam iva kruddhaṁ kuruvīraḥ smayann iva | prītipūrvaṁ mahābāhuḥ prāṇair na vyaparopayat ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ນແຕ່ ທຣິຕະວັຣມາ ໂກດເກຣີຍວດັ່ງງູ, ວິລະຊົນແຫ່ງກຸຣຸ ອາຣຊຸນ ຜູ້ແຂນໃຫຍ່ ກໍຍັງຮົບຕໍ່ໄປດ້ວຍຮອຍຍິ້ມບາງໆ ດ້ວຍໃຈເມດຕາ. ໃນສົງຄາມນັ້ນ ລາວບໍ່ໄດ້ປິດຊີວິດຄູ່ຕໍ່ສູ້.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a righteous battle, a warrior’s dharma includes self-control: anger in the opponent need not provoke cruelty. Arjuna’s choice not to kill highlights restraint, proportionality, and the ethical possibility of mercy within warfare.
Dhṛtavarmā attacks in furious rage, compared to a serpent. Arjuna, described as a Kuru hero and mighty-armed, continues fighting calmly—almost smiling—and deliberately refrains from taking Dhṛtavarmā’s life.