Shloka 14
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
त॑ प्रयान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय: । अवतीर्य रथात् तूर्ण भ्रातृभि: सहितो5न्वयात्
taṁ prayāntam abhiprekṣya kuntīputro dhanaṁjayaḥ | avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṁ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito 'nvayāt ||
संजय म्हणाला—त्यांना शत्रुसैन्याकडे जाताना पाहून कुंतीपुत्र धनंजय (अर्जुन) त्वरित रथातून उतरला आणि भावांसह त्यांच्या मागोमाग गेला.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prompt, duty-bound action in a morally charged battlefield context: when a respected figure advances toward danger, responsible leaders respond immediately, balancing reverence, kinship, and the demands of dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, seeing someone proceed toward the enemy forces, quickly gets down from his chariot and follows, together with his brothers, indicating urgency and collective resolve at a critical moment.