Shloka 41
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
कुत्सनं वासुदेवस्यथ मम चैव विशेषत: । श्रुत्वा भवन्त: संरब्धा अस्माकं हितकाम्यया
kutsanaṃ vāsudevasya tha mama caiva viśeṣataḥ | śrutvā bhavantaḥ saṃrabdhā asmākaṃ hitakāmyayā ||
Disse Sañjaya: “Ao ouvirdes o ultraje contra Vāsudeva — e, em especial, também contra mim — inflamastes de ira, porque buscais o nosso bem. Vós escutastes as palavras daquele pecador, Duryodhana, nas quais ele falou com desprezo do Senhor Kṛṣṇa e de mim.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of speech: slander and contempt—especially against the virtuous—provoke righteous indignation in well-wishers. It also shows that true allies respond to adharma (malicious speech) not with indifference but with protective concern for those wronged.
Sañjaya addresses a group of listeners/allies, noting that they have heard Duryodhana’s insulting words. He explains that Duryodhana has particularly reviled Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Sañjaya himself, and that the listeners’ anger arises from their desire for the welfare of Sañjaya’s side.