Shloka 6
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
मधुरं धर्मसंयुक्त शूराणां हितमेव च | तब बलरामने युधिष्ठिरसे मधुर वाणीमें शूरवीरोंके लिये हितकर धर्मयुक्त वचन कहा --][५% || मया श्रुतं कथयतामृषीणां राजसत्तम,“नृपश्रेष्ठ! मैंने माहात्म्य-कथा कहनेवाले ऋषियोंके मुखसे यह सुना है कि कुरुक्षेत्र परम पावन पुण्यमय तीर्थ है। वह स्वर्ग प्रदान करनेवाला है। देवता, ऋषि तथा महात्मा ब्राह्मण सदा उसका सेवन करते हैं
sañjaya uvāca |
madhuraṁ dharma-saṁyuktaṁ śūrāṇāṁ hitam eva ca |
అతడు మధురంగా, ధర్మసంయుక్తంగా, శూరుల హితార్థమైన వాక్యాలు పలికెను।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a war setting, counsel should be gentle in expression, rooted in dharma, and aimed at the true welfare of those who must act—ethical speech is presented as a form of guidance and restraint.
Sanjaya, narrating events to Dhritarashtra, summarizes that a speaker (contextually, a senior figure offering counsel) addressed others with pleasing, dharma-aligned words intended for the benefit of the warriors.