Shloka 28
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
अप्रियो य: पुरुषो निष्ठुरो हि क्षुद्र: क्षेप्ता क्षमिणश्नाक्षमावान्
apriyo yaḥ puruṣo niṣṭhuro hi kṣudraḥ kṣeptā kṣamiṇo 'kṣamāvān
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਅਪ੍ਰਿਯ, ਨਿਰਦਈ ਤੇ ਨੀਚ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਸਦਾ ਤੌਹੀਨ ਦੇ ਬੋਲ ਸੁੱਟਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ—ਉਹ ਭਾਵੇਂ ਸਹਿਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਦਿੱਸੇ, ਪਰ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੇ-ਮਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੈ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Harshness, pettiness, and a habit of insulting others reveal an unforgiving nature; true forbearance is shown not by outward claims but by restrained speech and genuine patience.
Sañjaya is describing a type of person by listing moral traits—disagreeable, harsh, petty, insulting—contrasting the appearance of being ‘forbearing’ with the reality of being unforgiving, as part of a broader ethical characterization within the war narrative.