Shloka 22
Uttanka’s Inquiry and Vāsudeva’s Adhyātma Exposition
Guṇa–Ritual–Immanence Teaching
त्वया शक्तेन हि सता मिथ्याचारेण माधव । ते परीताः कुरुश्रेष्ठा नश्यन्तः सम ह्ुपेक्षिता:,माधव! कितने खेदकी बात है, तुमने समर्थ होते हुए भी मिथ्याचारका आश्रय लिया। युद्धमें सब ओरसे आये हुए वे श्रेष्ठ कुरुवंशी नष्ट हो गये और तुमने उनकी उपेक्षा कर दी
tvayā śaktena hi satā mithyācāreṇa mādhava | te parītāḥ kuruśreṣṭhā naśyantaḥ sam-upekṣitāḥ ||
माधवा! तू समर्थ असूनही मिथ्याचाराचा आश्रय घेतलास. रणांगणात सर्व बाजूंनी वेढले गेलेले कुरुवंशातील ते श्रेष्ठ पुरुष नष्ट झाले, आणि तू उदासीनपणे त्यांची उपेक्षा केलीस. अहो, किती खेदजनक गोष्ट!
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical accusation: capability entails responsibility. If one has the power to prevent harm, choosing a deceptive or improper course and remaining indifferent to others' destruction is portrayed as morally blameworthy.
Uttaṅka addresses Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) with reproach, lamenting that despite Kṛṣṇa's power, the foremost Kuru warriors were surrounded and perished in the war, and Kṛṣṇa is accused of having neglected them and followed a questionable strategy or conduct.