Shloka 4
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
प्राहेदें वचनं काले हर्षयंस्तनयस्तव । नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणा: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:
sañjaya uvāca | prāhedaṁ vacanaṁ kāle harṣayaṁs tanayas tava | nānāśastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ພຣະລູກຊາຍຂອງພຣະອົງ ໄດ້ກ່າວຖ້ອຍຄຳອັນສົມການ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ໃຈກຳລັງແກ່ພວກພ້ອມພັນວ່າ: ‘ພວກເຈົ້າທຸກຄົນ ຊຳນານໃນການຟັນຟາດດ້ວຍອາວຸດນານາຊະນິດ ແລະເປັນຜູ້ຊຳນານໃນກົດການສົງຄາມ’».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a practical ethic of wartime leadership: a commander sustains morale through timely, confidence-building speech, appealing to the proven competence of his fighters. It also reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between skill in war and the larger question of whether the cause is righteous.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) addresses his assembled warriors at a critical moment, encouraging them by praising their expertise with diverse weapons and their mastery of warfare.