Shloka 15
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
मिथश्ल समभाषेतामभीतौ भयवर्धनौ । जयद्रथवधे वाचस्तास्ता: कृष्णधनंजयौ,दूसरोंका भय बढ़ाने और स्वयं निर्भय रहनेवाले श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन आपसमें जयद्रथवधके विषयमें इस प्रकार बातें करने लगे--
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
mitrabla9b samabh01 63et01m abh2btau bhayavardhanau |
jayadrathavadhe v01cas t01s t01 25 k9b 63 47adhana f1jayau ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Tidak gentar pada diri sendiri dan menambah gentar pada musuh, Kṛṣṇa dan Arjuna berbicara sesama mereka, bertukar pelbagai kata tentang pembunuhan Jayadratha.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kshatriya ethic of steadfast courage and purposeful speech in crisis: leaders who are themselves fearless can steady allies and unsettle aggressors, directing action toward a vowed and morally charged objectivehere, the pursuit of Jayadratha's death as a response to a grave battlefield wrong.
Sanjaya reports that Krishna and Arjuna, undaunted, confer with each other about how to accomplish the slaying of Jayadratha, exchanging many remarksimplying planning, resolve, and coordination amid the ongoing battle.