Shloka 70
न चार्जुनस्तं व्यसने तदेषिवा- न्लिहन्तुमार्य: पुरुषव्रते स्थित: । ततस्तमिन्द्रावरज: सुसम्भ्रमा- दुवाच कि पाण्डव हे प्रमाद्यसे,राजन! अर्जुन सत्पुरुषोंके व्रतमें स्थित रहनेवाले श्रेष्ठ मनुष्य हैं; अतः उन्होंने उस संकटके समय कर्णको मारनेकी इच्छा नहीं की। तब इन्द्रके छोटे भाई भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने बड़े वेगसे कहा--'पाण्डुनन्दन! तुम लापरवाही क्यों दिखाते हो?
sañjaya uvāca |
na cārjunas taṃ vyasane tad eṣivān lihantum āryaḥ puruṣa-vrate sthitaḥ |
tatas tam indrāvarajaḥ susambhramād uvāca—kiṃ pāṇḍava he pramādyase, rājan ||
Sañjaya berkata: Arjuna—seorang yang mulia, teguh dalam ikrar seorang bangsawan sejati—tidak mahu memukul mati Karṇa pada saat dia ditimpa kesusahan. Lalu Kṛṣṇa, adinda Indra, berkata dengan segera dan penuh desakan: “Wahai putera Pāṇḍu, mengapa engkau lalai, wahai Raja?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a tension between compassionate chivalry and battlefield duty: Arjuna’s noble restraint (puruṣa-vrata) prevents him from striking an opponent in distress, while Kṛṣṇa urges alertness and decisive action, implying that dharma in war also includes responsibility to end a threat and avoid negligence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna hesitates to kill Karṇa during a moment of misfortune for Karṇa. Seeing this hesitation, Kṛṣṇa urgently admonishes Arjuna, asking why he is being careless.