Shloka 13
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
तत् सर्व दर्शयस्वाद्य पौरुषं महदास्थित: । युद्धश्रद्धां च तेड्द्याहं विनेष्पामि महाहवे,“परंतु आज तुम्हारे पास जितना बल हो, जो पराक्रम हो तथा पाण्डवोंके प्रति तुम्हारे मनमें जो विद्वेष हो, वह सब महान् पुरुषार्थका आश्रय लेकर दिखाओ। आज महासमरमें मैं तुम्हारा युद्धका हौसला मिटा दूँगा”
tat sarva darśayasvādya pauruṣaṁ mahad āsthitaḥ | yuddhaśraddhāṁ ca te ’dya ahaṁ vineṣyāmi mahāhave ||
Disse Sañjaya: “Hoje, firmando-te numa grande resolução varonil, mostra tudo isso—tua força, teu valor, e até o ódio que nutres pelos Pāṇḍavas. Pois hoje, nesta poderosa batalha, destruirei a tua confiança para a guerra.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological dimension of warfare: valor and resolve are tested not only by weapons but by the ability to sustain courage and clarity. It also implicitly critiques hatred as a motivating force—what is ‘shown’ in battle includes inner dispositions, which can be broken or exposed.
Sañjaya reports a taunting challenge issued in the midst of the great battle: the opponent is urged to display full strength and valor against the Pāṇḍavas, while the speaker vows to crush the other’s battle-confidence in the ensuing combat.