Shloka 21
कालविभाग-निरूपणं तथा युद्धव्यवस्था
Time-Reckoning and Mobilization Counsel
जानाति हि मतं तेषामतस्त्रासयतीह नः । अर्जुने चास्य सम्प्रीतिमधिकामुपलक्षये,'ये पाण्डवोंका मत जानते हैं, इसीलिये यहाँ हमें डरा रहे हैं और अर्जुनके प्रति इनका प्रेम अधिक मैं देखता हूँ
jānāti hi mataṁ teṣām atas trāsayatīha naḥ | arjune cāsya samprītim adhikām upalakṣaye ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights political and ethical discernment: understanding another party’s intentions enables psychological tactics like intimidation, and true loyalties can be inferred from observable partiality—here, a marked affection toward Arjuna.
Vaiśampāyana comments that a certain person (contextually, an involved figure in the Virāṭa episode) understands the Pāṇḍavas’ plans and therefore attempts to frighten the speakers; he also appears especially well-disposed toward Arjuna.