Shloka 9
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
सा ददर्श ततः पुत्र विमृशन््तमधोमुखम् । संतर्ज्यमानमसकृत् पित्रा युद्धार्थिना प्रभो
sā dadarśa tataḥ putraṃ vimṛśantam adhomukham | santarjyamānam asakṛt pitrā yuddhārthinā prabho ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແລ້ວນາງເຫັນລູກຊາຍ ໜ້າກົ້ມລົງ ຈົມຢູ່ໃນຄວາມຄິດກັງວົນ; ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພໍ່ຜູ້ປາຖະໜາສົງຄາມ ກໍຕຳໜິເຂົາຊ້ຳໆ. ໃນຍາມນັ້ນ ນາງອຸລູປີ ທິດານາກ ຜູ້ມີອວຍະວະງາມ ແລະຊຳນານໃນທຳ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປໃກ້ບັບຣູວາຫະນ ແລະເວົ້າຖ້ອຍຄຳອັນຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມທຳ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic crisis: when duty to a parent and the call to battle press upon someone who hesitates, righteous counsel (here associated with Ulūpī) becomes necessary to align action with dharma rather than mere impulse or anger.
Babhrūvāhana is seen with his head lowered, thinking deeply, while his father Arjuna—seeking a fight—keeps scolding him. This sets the stage for Ulūpī to approach and speak a dharma-based argument to move the situation forward.