Shloka 13
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
अजुन उवाच चोदयाश्वान् हृषीकेश विहायैतद् बलार्णवम् | अजातशशभन्रुं राजान द्रष्टमेच्छामि केशव,अर्जुन बोले--हषीकेश! अब आप इस शत्रुसेनारूपी समुद्रको छोड़कर घोड़ोंको यहाँसे हाँक ले चलें। केशव! मैं अजातशत्रु राजा युधिष्ठिरका दर्शन करना चाहता हूँ
arjuna uvāca | codayāśvān hṛṣīkeśa vihāyaitad balārṇavam | ajātaśatruṁ rājānaṁ draṣṭum icchāmi keśava ||
อรชุนกล่าวว่า “โอ้หฤษีเกศ จงเร่งม้าและผละออกจากมหาสมุทรแห่งกองทัพศัตรูนี้เถิด โอ้เกศวะ ข้าปรารถนาจะเข้าเฝ้าพระราชายุธิษฐิระ ผู้มีนามว่าอชาตศัตรู—ผู้ไร้เวรศัตรู”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid battle, Arjuna’s priority includes respectful coordination and moral regard for rightful leadership: he asks Kṛṣṇa to withdraw from the press of the enemy host so he may meet Yudhiṣṭhira, the ‘Ajātaśatru,’ highlighting the ideal of a ruler who bears no personal enmity and acts from dharma rather than hatred.
In the thick of the Karṇa Parva fighting, Arjuna instructs his charioteer Kṛṣṇa to steer the chariot away from the enemy’s massive formation (‘ocean of army’) because he wants to go and see King Yudhiṣṭhira.