Shloka 89
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
पर्यागतं मम कृष्णस्य चैव यो मन्यते कलहं सम्प्रसहा । शक्यं हर्तु पाण्डवानां ममत्वं॑ तद् वेदिता संयुगं तत्र गत्वा
paryāgataṁ mama kṛṣṇasya caiva yo manyate kalahaṁ samprasahā | śakyaṁ hartuṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ mamatvaṁ tad veditā saṁyugaṁ tatra gatvā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Sesiapa yang menyangka bahawa dengan paksaan semata-mata dia dapat serta-merta menimbulkan pertelingkahan antara aku dan Kṛṣṇa—sesiapa yang berfikir dia mampu memadamkan mamatva, yakni rasa kepunyaan dan kesetiaan Pāṇḍava terhadap Kṛṣṇa—akan mengetahui hakikatnya apabila dia tiba di medan perang dan berdepan kenyataan pertempuran.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of coercive politics: genuine bonds of loyalty and shared purpose—here, the Pāṇḍavas’ steadfast attachment to Kṛṣṇa—cannot be reliably broken by intimidation or manipulation. Reality, especially in the crucible of war, exposes such overconfidence.
Sañjaya reports Duryodhana’s assumption that discord can be forced between Sañjaya and Kṛṣṇa and that the Pāṇḍavas’ allegiance to Kṛṣṇa can be undone. Sañjaya counters that once Duryodhana reaches the battlefield, he will understand the true strength of those alliances.