Shloka 50
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
जनार्दनमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातृश्वैवेदमब्रवीत् । अभ्यभाषत कैततव्यं प्रगृह्य विपुलं भुजम्
sañjaya uvāca | janārdanam abhiprekṣya bhrātṝn śvaivam idam abravīt | abhyabhāṣata kaitatavyaṃ pragṛhya vipulaṃ bhujam |
Disse Sañjaya: Depois de olhar para Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) e então para seus irmãos, ele proferiu estas palavras. Erguendo o braço poderoso, disse o que devia ser dito—pronto para responder com força contida após ouvir a mensagem do emissário, enquadrando a réplica no dever, na contenção e na gravidade da guerra iminente.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when provoked, a leader should frame speech as a duty-bound response: measured, purposeful, and aligned with dharma. The verse signals that Yudhiṣṭhira’s forthcoming words are not mere anger but a considered reply made in the presence of Kṛṣṇa and his brothers, under the ethical weight of imminent conflict.
After hearing the hostile message delivered by Ulūka (Śakuni’s son, speaking for Duryodhana), Yudhiṣṭhira turns his gaze to Kṛṣṇa and to his brothers, then raises his strong arm and begins to speak—marking the transition from receiving the envoy’s words to issuing the Pāṇḍavas’ response.