Shloka 9
Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ
Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host
अकृतेनैव कार्येण गत: पार्थानधोक्षज: । स एनान्मन्युना5<विष्टो ध्रुवं धक्ष्यत्यसंशयम्
akṛtenaiva kāryeṇa gataḥ pārthān adhokṣajaḥ | sa enān manyunāviṣṭo dhruvaṃ dhakṣyaty asaṃśayam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Adhokṣaja (Kṛṣṇa) tidak meninggalkan para Pārtha dengan tugasnya telah selesai. Dengan amarah yang menyala, tanpa ragu sedikit pun, baginda akan ‘menyalakan api’ pada mereka—yakni membangkitkan dan mendorong mereka dengan tegas menuju perang.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When righteous negotiation fails, intense emotion—especially anger—can become the catalyst that pushes leaders toward decisive action. The verse highlights the ethical tension between peace-making and the grim necessity of war when dharma is obstructed.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Kṛṣṇa has not returned with his diplomatic purpose fulfilled. Because the mission remains incomplete, he is expected to be angered and to strongly rouse the Pāṇḍavas toward war, with no doubt about the outcome.