Shloka 93
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
लोहाभिसारो निर्वेत्त: कुरुक्षेत्रमकर्दमम् । पुष्टास्तेडश्वा भूता योधा: श्वो युद्धयस्व सकेशव:,“अब लोहमय अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकोी बाहर निकालकर तैयार करनेका कार्य पूरा हो चुका है। कुरुक्षेत्रक्री कीच भी सूख गयी है। तुम्हारे घोड़े खूब हृष्ट-पुष्ट हैं और सैनिकोंका भी तुमने अच्छी तरह भरण-पोषण किया है; अतः कल सबेरेसे ही श्रीकृष्णके साथ आकर युद्ध करो
sañjaya uvāca | lohābhisāro nirvṛttaḥ kurukṣetram akardamam | puṣṭās te 'śvā bhūtā yodhāḥ śvo yudhyasva sa-keśavaḥ ||
Санджая сказал: «Приготовления железа — оружия и воинского снаряжения — завершены. Курукшетра теперь без грязи: земля высохла. Твои кони сыты и крепки, и воины должным образом обеспечены. Потому приходи завтра на рассвете вместе с Кришной и вступай в битву».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya-world emphasis on readiness and responsibility: once resources, terrain, and troops are prepared and sustained, one should not delay the appointed duty. It also highlights the strategic and moral weight of acting with proper support—here, going to battle ‘with Keśava,’ implying counsel, legitimacy, and steadiness in action.
Sanjaya reports that logistical war preparations are complete: weapons are readied, the battlefield has dried and become passable, horses are strong, and soldiers are well provided for. On that basis, he urges that the addressee should come the next morning with Krishna and commence the battle.