Shloka 123
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
अर्जुनो$तीव संक्रुद्धः संक्रुद्धर्विजिगीषुभि: । “यदि मेरे कथनके विपरीत तुमलोग युद्धके लिये उद्यत हुए तो मुझसे पीड़ित होकर भारी संकटमें पड़ जाओगे।” उन वीरोंसे ऐसा कहकर कुरुकुलतिलक अर्जुन अत्यन्त कुपित हो क्रोधमें भरे हुए विजयाभिलाषी सैन्धवोंके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | arjuno 'tīva saṃkruddhaḥ saṃkruddhair vijigīṣubhiḥ | yadi mama vacanasyāviparītaṃ yūyaṃ yuddhāya udyatā bhaviṣyatha tarhi matto pīḍitā gurusaṅkaṭe patisyatha iti | tān vīrān evaṃ uktvā kurukulatilako 'rjunaḥ atyantaṃ kupitaḥ krodhabhareṇa vijayābhilāṣibhiḥ saindhavair saha yuddham akarot ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Arjuna, tomado por intensa cólera, dirigiu-se aos homens ávidos de guerra, eles próprios irados e desejosos de vitória: «Se vos erguerdes para lutar contra as minhas palavras, sereis afligidos por mim e caireis numa grande calamidade.» Tendo dito isso àqueles heróis, Arjuna —ornamento da linhagem dos Kuru—, transbordando de ira, entrou em combate com os Saindhavas, sedentos de triunfo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores that rightful counsel and legitimate authority in a dharmic order carry moral weight: willful defiance—especially when driven by anger and conquest—invites severe consequences. It also shows how a kṣatriya enforces order through decisive action when warnings are ignored.
Arjuna, furious, warns a group of warriors (Saindhavas) that if they prepare to fight against his instruction, they will suffer and fall into great peril. After issuing this warning, he proceeds to fight them, driven by anger and the opponents’ desire for victory.