Shloka 52
एतन्नारोचयद् वाक्यं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय: । अरोचयंस्तु सर्वेडन्ये कृच्छेण तु युधिष्ठिर:,कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनको यह बात अच्छी नहीं लगी। परंतु और सब लोगोंको जँच गयी। युधिष्ठिर बड़ी कठिनाईसे इसके लिये तैयार हुए
etannārocayad vākyaṃ kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ | arocayaṃs tu sarve ’nye kṛcchreṇa tu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
एतन्नारोचयद्वाक्यं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः। अरोचयन्तु सर्वेऽन्ये कृच्छ्रेण तु युधिष्ठिरः॥
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within dharma, decisions in war may be taken under compulsion rather than moral comfort; Arjuna’s disapproval and Yudhiṣṭhira’s reluctant assent highlight the ethical weight of counsel and the burden of necessary action.
Kṛpa reports the group’s reaction to a particular proposal: Arjuna rejects it, most others accept it, and Yudhiṣṭhira agrees only with difficulty—signaling internal disagreement among the Pāṇḍavas about the course to be taken.