Shloka 3
अर्जुन श्रीकृष्णके कहनेसे युधिष्ठिरके प्रति जो तिरस्कारपूर्ण वचन बोले थे, इसके कारण वे मन-ही-मन ऐसे उदास हो गये थे मानो कोई पाप कर बैठे हों ।।
tato 'bravīd vāsudevaḥ prahasann iva pāṇḍavam | kathaṃ nāma bhaved etad yadi tvaṃ pārtha dharmajam ||
Тогда Васудева (Кришна), словно улыбаясь, сказал Пандаве (Арджуне): «Как же так, Партха? Если ты погрузился в скорбь лишь оттого, что обратился к царю (Юдхиштхире) слишком по‑свойски — “ты”, то каково было бы тебе, если бы ты и вправду поразил острым мечом Дхармараджу — Юдхиштхиру, стойкого в дхарме?»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a small breach of respect toward a righteous elder/king can weigh heavily on a conscientious person; Kṛṣṇa highlights proportionality and self-awareness—if mere harsh speech causes such remorse, one must be vigilant not to let anger drive one toward truly adharma actions.
After Arjuna has spoken contemptuously to Yudhiṣṭhira at Kṛṣṇa’s prompting, he becomes inwardly dejected as if guilty of sin. Seeing this, Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna with a half-smile, pointing out how deeply Arjuna grieves over a minor disrespect and rhetorically asks how he would fare if he had actually killed dharma-abiding Yudhiṣṭhira.