Shloka 25
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
यच्च मे गर्हसे राजन्नन्येन सह संगतम् | अहं त्वया विनिकृतस्तत्र मे बुद्धिविभ्रम:,राजन्! आप जो यह कहकर मेरी निन्दा कर रहे हैं कि “अर्जुन! मैं दूसरेके साथ युद्धमें लगा हुआ था, उस दशामें तुमने मेरे साथ छल किया” आपकी इस बातसे मेरी बुद्धिमें भ्रम पैदा हो गया है
yac ca me garhase rājann anyena saha saṅgatam | ahaṃ tvayā vinikṛtas tatra me buddhivibhramaḥ ||
यच्च मे गर्हसे राजन्— ‘अन्येन सह संगतम्, त्वया मया च छलितम्’ इति— तेन मे बुद्धिर्विभ्रान्ता; अहं त्वया विनिकृत इति वचनेन मे मतिः संदेहं गता।
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral uncertainty in warfare: when accusations of deceit arise, even a warrior’s judgment can be shaken, raising the question of what counts as righteous conduct (dharma) amid battlefield stratagems.
Arjuna addresses a king who is blaming him for allegedly using deceit while the king was engaged with another opponent. Arjuna responds that this reproach has unsettled his mind and judgment about the incident.