Shloka 4
Saṃśaptaka-Varūthinī Saṅgrāma — Binding and Counter-Binding (संशप्तक-वरूथिनी-संग्रामः)
न चेत्तदभिमन्येत पुरुषो<र्जुनदर्शिवान् | शतं दद्यां गवां तस्मै नैत्यिकं कांस्यदोहनम्,“यदि अर्जुनको दिखानेवाला पुरुष उस धनको पर्याप्त न माने तो मैं उसे प्रतिदिन दूध देनेवाली सौ गौएँ और कांसका दुग्धपात्र प्रदान करूँगा
na cettad abhimanyeta puruṣo 'rjunadarśivān | śataṃ dadyāṃ gavāṃ tasmai naityikaṃ kāṃsyadohanam ||
അർജുനനെ കാണിച്ചുതരുന്ന ആ പുരുഷൻ ആ ധനം മതിയെന്ന് കരുതുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഞാൻ അവന് ദിവസേന പാൽ തരുന്ന നൂറു പശുക്കളെയും, കാംസ്യത്തിൽ 만든 ദോഹനപാത്രവും നൽകും.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in a war setting, information and recognition of a key warrior (Arjuna) are treated as highly valuable; the ethical dimension lies in the use of dāna (gifts) as an incentive, showing the social legitimacy of rewarding service while also revealing how material inducements can be mobilized for martial aims.
Sañjaya reports an offer being escalated: if the promised reward is not deemed enough by the person capable of pointing out Arjuna, an increased bounty is proposed—one hundred milk-giving cows and a bronze milking vessel—underscoring the urgency of locating/identifying Arjuna amid the battle’s confusion.