Shloka 34
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
क्व ते कृतास्त्रता याता किज्च शेषे जलाशये । स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व क्षत्रधर्मेण भारत
kva te kṛtāstratā yātā kiñ ca śeṣe jalāśaye | sa tvam uttiṣṭha yudhyasva kṣatradharmeṇa bhārata ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Ke manakah perginya kemahiranmu dalam senjata, dan mengapa engkau masih terbaring di kolam ini? Bangkitlah, wahai Bhārata, dan bertempurlah menurut dharma seorang kṣatriya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presses the ethic of kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior must not abandon the battlefield out of fear or despair, but must rise and face conflict with courage and responsibility.
Sañjaya addresses the Kuru prince (Bhārata), challenging him for lying hidden in a pond and questioning where his famed weapon-skill has gone, urging him to get up and fight as a kṣatriya should.