Shloka 13
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ७७: पुरुषकार–दैवसंयोगः तथा दुष्टमन्त्रपरामर्शस्य राजनैतिक-परिणामः
Human Effort, Contingency, and the Political Effects of Corrupt Counsel
कथं हि पुरुषो जात: क्षत्रियेषु धनुर्धर:
kathaṃ hi puruṣo jātaḥ kṣatriyeṣu dhanurdharaḥ
க்ஷத்திரியர்களில் பிறந்த மனிதன் எவ்வாறு தனுர்தரன் (வில் ஏந்திய வீரன்) ஆகிறான்?
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the idea that warriorhood is not merely a matter of birth but of formation into Kṣatriya-dharma—discipline, responsibility, and ethical restraint that must accompany the capacity to wield weapons.
Arjuna speaks and asks how someone becomes an archer among the Kṣatriyas, signaling an inquiry into the origins and standards of martial identity within the unfolding pre-war deliberations of the Udyoga Parva.