Shloka 28
फिर बुद्धिमान् भगवान् माधवने धर्मनन्दन युधिष्ठिरसे इस प्रकार कहा--“महाराज! आप अर्जुनको सान्त्वना और दुरात्मा कर्णके वधके लिये आज्ञा प्रदान करें ।।
sañjaya uvāca—tataḥ buddhimān bhagavān mādhavaḥ dharmanandanaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram evaṃ uvāca—“mahārāja! bhavān arjunam sāntvayatu, ca durātmanaḥ karṇasya vadhe ’dya ājñāṃ pradātu. śrutvā hṛdayamayaṃ caiva tvāṃ karṇa-śara-pīḍitam, pravṛttiṃ jñātum āyātau iha āvām pāṇḍunandana.”
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan nito, ang marunong at kagalang-galang na si Mādhava ay nagsalita kay Yudhiṣṭhira, anak ni Dharma, sa ganitong paraan: “O Hari, aliwin mo si Arjuna at ngayong araw ay ibigay mo sa kanya ang utos na patayin si Karṇa na may masamang kalooban. Nang marinig naming ikaw ay labis na nasugatan sa puso at pinahihirapan ng mga palaso ni Karṇa, kami—si Arjuna at ako—ay naparito upang malaman ang nangyari, O anak ni Pāṇḍu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must uphold dharma by giving clear, timely direction in crisis: Yudhiṣṭhira is urged to steady Arjuna’s resolve and authorize decisive action against an adharma-aligned opponent, balancing compassion (consolation) with justice (command to end the threat).
After hearing that Yudhiṣṭhira has been badly hurt by Karṇa’s arrows and is distressed, Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) and Arjuna arrive to learn the situation; Kṛṣṇa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, urging him to console Arjuna and to order Karṇa’s slaying that very day.