Shloka 466
तां त्वं पुनर्वीर धृतिं गृहीत्वा सहानुबन्धं जहि सूतपुत्रम् “वीर! तुमने अपने जिस उत्तम धैर्यके द्वारा किरातरूपधारी महात्मा भगवान् शंकरको संतुष्ट किया था, उसी धैर्यको पुनः अपनाकर सगे-सम्बन्धियोंसहित सूतपुत्रका वध कर डालो
tāṃ tvaṃ punar vīra dhṛtiṃ gṛhītvā sahānubandhaṃ jahi sūtaputram
सञ्जय उवाच— तां त्वं पुनर्वीर धृतिं गृहीत्वा, सहानुबन्धं सूतपुत्रं जहि। यया त्वया किरातरूपधारी महेश्वरः प्रीतिमान् कृतः, तामेव धृतिं पुनरास्थाय।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dhṛti—steadfast resolve—as essential for carrying out one’s chosen duty in crisis. It portrays moral-psychological readiness (renewed firmness) as the prerequisite for decisive action in a dharma-framed battlefield context.
Sañjaya reports an exhortation addressed to a warrior to reassert his fortitude and to kill Karṇa (“the sūta’s son”), not in isolation but along with his supporting associates—indicating a push toward a conclusive, strategic end to the conflict.