Shloka 45
Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka
कस्त्वं तातेह सम्प्राप्तो धनुष्मान् कवची शरी । निबद्धासितलत्राण: क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रत:,“तात! तुम कौन हो? जो धनुष-बाण, कवच, तलवार तथा दस्तानेसे सुसज्जित हो क्षत्रियधर्मका अनुगमन करते हुए यहाँ आये हो। यहाँ अस्त्र-शस्त्रकी आवश्यकता नहीं है। यह तो क्रोध और हर्षको जीते हुए तपस्यामें तत्पर शान्त ब्राह्मणोंका स्थान है
kaḥ tvaṃ tāteha samprāpto dhanuṣmān kavacī śarī | nibaddhāsitalatrāṇaḥ kṣatradharmam anuvrataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Meu filho, quem és tu que chegaste aqui—armado com arco, vestido de armadura, trazendo flechas, e com espada e proteções bem presas—como alguém devotado ao código dos guerreiros? Neste lugar não há necessidade de armas. Esta é a morada de brāhmanes serenos, dedicados à austeridade, que venceram tanto a ira quanto a exaltação.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts kṣatriya readiness for violence with the ascetic ideal of restraint: in a hermitage devoted to tapas, the highest ‘weapon’ is self-mastery—conquering anger and exhilaration—so martial display is out of place.
Vaiśampāyana describes someone arriving at a peaceful ascetic setting fully armed like a warrior. The speaker questions his identity and implicitly admonishes him that this is a place for calm Brahmins engaged in austerity, not a battlefield requiring weapons.