Shloka 11
Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
ततस्तान् युधि दुर्धर्षान् सव्यसाची परंतप:,तो भी उस समय शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले सव्यसाची अर्जुनने रणदुर्जय आकाशचारी गन्धर्वोंकी समझाते हुए इस प्रकार कहा--“तुम सब लोग मेरे भाई राजा दुर्योधनको छोड़ दो'
tatas tān yudhi durdharṣān savyasācī parantapaḥ |
അപ്പോൾ യുദ്ധമദ്ധ്യേ ദുർധർഷരായ ആ ഗന്ധർവന്മാരോട് സവ്യസാചി, ശത്രുസന്താപകൻ അർജുനൻ ഉപദേശിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു— “എന്റെ സഹോദരൻ രാജാവ് ദുര്യോധനനെ വിട്ടയക്കുക।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict, dharma can require restraint and protection of kin: Arjuna seeks to prevent excessive harm and insists on a principled resolution rather than allowing enemies to humiliate or destroy his brother.
In the forest episode where Gandharvas have overpowered Duryodhana, Arjuna confronts them in battle and, after engaging them, speaks to them to release Duryodhana, asserting his duty to safeguard his brother despite political enmity.