Shloka 96
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
सारथिं चोदयामास याहि यत्र सुयोधन: । तब मदस्रावी हाथीके समान कुपित हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरने भी अपने सारथिको आज्ञा दी, “जहाँ दुर्योधन है, वहीं चलो”
sārathiṁ codayāmāsa yāhi yatra suyodhanaḥ |
Disse Sañjaya: (Yudhiṣṭhira) instou o cocheiro: «Avança—vai para onde está Suyodhana (Duryodhana)!». No calor da batalha, a ordem revela uma decisão deliberada de enfrentar diretamente o principal adversário, colocando o dever para com o objetivo decisivo da guerra acima da hesitação ou do medo pessoal.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights purposeful action in dharma-yuddha: a leader must keep focus on the decisive objective and face the chief source of conflict directly, rather than being diverted by lesser engagements.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira orders his charioteer to drive toward Duryodhana (Suyodhana), indicating Yudhiṣṭhira’s intent to engage the Kaurava leader on the battlefield.