Shloka 9
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
अवरोपय गाण्डीवमक्षयौ च महेषुधी । अथाहमवरोक्ष्यामि पश्चाद् भरतसत्तम
avaropaya gāṇḍīvam akṣayau ca maheṣudhī | athāham avarokṣyāmi paścād bharatasattama ||
“ഗാണ്ഡീവവും ഈ രണ്ടു മഹത്തായ അക്ഷയ തൂണീരങ്ങളും ഇറക്കിവെക്കുക. പിന്നെ അതിന് ശേഷം ഞാൻ ഇറങ്ങാം, ഹേ ഭാരതസത്തമാ.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the intensity of war, right conduct includes composure, clear sequencing, and safeguarding essential instruments; discipline and preparedness are treated as ethical duties rather than mere tactics.
Sañjaya reports an instruction to set down Arjuna’s bow Gāṇḍīva and the two inexhaustible quivers, stating that he will dismount afterward—indicating a controlled shift in position or action during the battle scene.