Shloka 21
अध्याय ७१ — द्रोणव्यूहरक्षा तथा समकालीन द्वन्द्वयुद्धानि
Protection of Droṇa’s formation and parallel duels
एवं विद्वान् समुन्तिष्ठ प्रयतो भव मा शुच: । श्रुतस्ते सम्भवो मृत्योस्तपांस्यनुपमानि च,राजन्! ऐसा जानकर तुम युद्धके लिये उठो। मन और इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखो तथा शोक न करो। तुमने मृत्युकी उत्पत्ति और उसकी अनुपम तपस्याका वृत्तान्त सुन लिया है
evaṁ vidvān samuttiṣṭha prayato bhava mā śucaḥ | śrutas te sambhavo mṛtyos tapāṁsy anupamāni ca, rājan ||
एवं विद्वान् समुत्तिष्ठ प्रयतो भव मा शुचः । श्रुतस्ते सम्भवो मृत्योस्तपांस्यानुपमानि च ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Having understood the teaching about mortality (Death’s origin and its associated austerities), one should act according to dharma without being overwhelmed by grief—maintaining discipline, restraint, and readiness to perform one’s duty.
Vyāsa concludes an explanatory account about Death—how it arose and the extraordinary tapas connected with it—and then exhorts the king he is addressing to rise for the impending conflict, remain self-controlled, and abandon sorrow.