Shloka 45
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
पुरा युद्धात् साधु मन्ये पाण्डवै: सह संगतम् | यद् वाक्यमर्जुनेनोक्त संजयेन निवेदितम्
purā yuddhāt sādhu manye pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṅgatam | yad vākyam arjunenoktaṃ sañjayena niveditam
യുദ്ധത്തിന് മുമ്പുതന്നെ പാണ്ഡവരുമായി കൂടിക്കാഴ്ചയും സംവാദവും ഉണ്ടായത് ഞാൻ ശുഭകരമെന്ന് കരുതുന്നു; കാരണം അർജുനൻ പറഞ്ഞ വാക്കുകൾ സഞ്ജയൻ (ഇവിടെ) അറിയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of timely counsel and truthful reporting: before violence becomes inevitable, a meaningful meeting and the faithful communication of principled words can serve dharma by opening space for reflection, restraint, and right decision-making.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, comments that it was good that there was a meeting with the Pāṇḍavas prior to the outbreak of war, and he points to a specific statement spoken by Arjuna that was conveyed by Sañjaya—framing the episode as an important reported exchange in the lead-up to conflict.