Shloka 4
Jarāsandha–Vāsudeva Saṃvāda: Kṣātra-Dharma, Pride, and the Ethics of Coercion
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 20
त्रिभिरासादितो5स्माभिविंजने स नराधिप: | न संदेहो यथा युद्धमेकेनाप्युपपास्यति
tribhir āsādito ’smābhir viṁjane sa narādhipaḥ | na saṁdeho yathā yuddham ekenāpy upapāsyati ||
ວາຍຸກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອພວກເຮົາສາມຄົນເຂົ້າໄປພົບກະສັດນັ້ນໃນບ່ອນສະງົບສະຫງັດ ລາວຈະຍອມຮັບການດວນດຽວກັບຄົນໃດຄົນໜຶ່ງໃນພວກເຮົາ ໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສ. ກຽດສັກສີຂອງລາວບໍ່ໃຫ້ປະຕິເສດ; ແລະເພາະຖືກຢຸຍຍວນໂດຍຄວາມປາຖະໜາຈະສູ້ກັບບີມະເສນຜູ້ກ້າແຂງ ພ້ອມທັງເມົາມົນດ້ວຍຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈໃນແຮງແຂນຂອງຕົນ ຈາຣາສັນທະຈະຕັ້ງໃຈອອກຮົບກັບບີມະແນ່ນອນ»។
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a kṣatriya’s code of honor: a renowned king is expected to accept a fair challenge to single combat, and personal pride and reputation can strongly shape ethical choices in war.
Vāyu predicts that when the three approach Jarāsandha privately, he will agree to a one-on-one duel; Vāyu further anticipates that Jarāsandha will choose to fight Bhīma, driven by honor, desire for a worthy opponent, and confidence in his own strength.