Shloka 44
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
त्वरमाणस्तत: कृष्ण: पार्थमाह शनैरिदम् | पश्य पाण्डव राजानमुपयातांश्व पार्थिवान्
tvaramāṇas tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pārtham āha śanair idam | paśya pāṇḍava rājānam upayātāṃś ca pārthivān |
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Kṛṣṇa, bergerak dengan segera, berkata perlahan kepada Pārtha: “Lihatlah, wahai putera Pāṇḍu—lihatlah raja itu, dan lihatlah betapa ramai para pemerintah bumi telah datang mendekatinya.” Dalam suasana medan perang yang sarat ketegangan moral, nasihat Kṛṣṇa yang tergesa namun lembut membingkai perhatian Arjuna: perang ini bukan pertarungan peribadi, melainkan pertemuan banyak raja dan kewajipan mereka, di mana setiap pilihan membawa akibat umum yang bersifat dharmic.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid urgency, guidance should be measured and clear: Kṛṣṇa hastens in action yet speaks softly, directing Arjuna to perceive the wider field of responsibility—many kings are involved, so decisions in war bear collective, dharmic weight beyond personal rivalry.
Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa, in haste, leads Arjuna’s attention across the battlefield and quietly points out the king and the many rulers who have approached him, situating the immediate combat within the larger movement of armies and allied monarchs.