Shloka 31
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
शौटीरशूरसद्शमनीकजनसंसदि । शृणु पाप वचो महां यद्वाच्यो हि पिता त्वया,'“ओ पापी! मैं इन वीर सैनिकोंकी सभामें गर्वीले शूरवीरके योग्य वचन बोल रहा हूँ। तू इसे सुन ले और अपने पिताके पास जाकर सुना दे
śauṭīraśūrasadṛśam anīkajanasamsadi | śṛṇu pāpa vaco mahān yad vācyaḥ hi pitā tvayā ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—“ବୀର ଯୋଦ୍ଧାମାନଙ୍କ ଏହି ସଭାରେ ମୁଁ ଗର୍ବିତ ଓ ପରାକ୍ରମୀ ଶୂରଙ୍କୁ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଏମିତି ବଚନ କହୁଛି। ହେ ପାପୀ! ଶୁଣ; ତାପରେ ତୋ ପିତାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଯାଇ ମୋର ଏହି ସନ୍ଦେଶ ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଦେ।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between righteous courage and the use of harsh, condemnatory speech: a speaker claims heroic propriety in a martial assembly while morally censuring the addressee and insisting the message be faithfully conveyed to the father, stressing accountability and the gravity of counsel before war.
Sañjaya reports a forceful statement delivered in a council of warriors: the speaker asserts that his words are worthy of a proud hero, commands the addressed person to listen, and instructs him to carry the message to his father—framing the exchange as a pointed communication within the escalating conflict of the Udyoga Parva.