Shloka 4
Aśvatthāman’s Admonition to Karṇa on Boasting, Varṇa-Duties, and the Threat of Arjuna
Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 45
एतान् सर्वानुपासड् न् क्षिप्रं बध्नीहि मे रथे । एकं चाहर निस्त्रिंशं जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्,मेरे इन सब तरकसोंको शीघ्र रथमें बाँध दो और एक सुवर्णभूषित खड़्ग भी ले आओ
Arjuna uvāca: etān sarvān upāsadān kṣipraṁ badhnīhi me rathe | ekaṁ cāhara nistriṁśaṁ jātarūpa-pariṣkṛtam ||
అర్జునుడు పలికెను— “ఈ తూణీరాలన్నిటిని త్వరగా నా రథానికి కట్టివేయి. ఇంకా ఒక ఖడ్గాన్ని తీసుకురా—సువర్ణంతో అలంకరించబడినదాన్ని.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined preparedness in the face of danger: one should arrange resources efficiently and act with steadiness. In a dharmic frame, readiness for conflict is not glorification of violence but responsible fulfillment of duty when protection and justice require it.
Arjuna issues practical instructions to quickly secure the quivers on the chariot and to bring a gold-adorned sword. The scene is one of immediate mobilization, signaling that confrontation is near and that the warrior is equipping himself in an orderly manner.