Shloka 21
Jarāsandha–Vāsudeva Saṃvāda: Kṣātra-Dharma, Pride, and the Ethics of Coercion
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 20
वैशग्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तास्तत: सर्वे भ्रातरो विपुलौजस: । वार्ष्णेय: पाण्डवेयौ च प्रतस्थुर्मागधध॑ प्रति,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! युधिष्ठिरके ऐसा कहनेपर वे सब महातेजस्वी भाई--श्रीकृष्ण, अर्जुन और भीमसेन मगधराज जरासंधसे भिड़नेके लिये उसकी राजधानीकी ओर चल दिये
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktās tataḥ sarve bhrātaro vipulaujasaḥ | vārṣṇeyaḥ pāṇḍaveyau ca pratasthur māgadhādhipaṃ prati ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang masabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira ang gayon, ang lahat ng magkakapatid na hitik sa lakas—kasama ang Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa) at ang mga bayani ng Pāṇḍava—ay naglakbay patungo sa panginoon ng Magadha, upang harapin si Jarāsandha sa mismong luklukan ng kanyang kapangyarihan.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous intent must be matched by disciplined, collective action: when a just decision is made, capable allies proceed with resolve to confront oppressive power, ideally in a manner consistent with dharma rather than personal anger.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s words, the powerful brothers—along with Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍava champions (notably Arjuna and Bhīma in this context)—depart toward Magadha to face King Jarāsandha, moving toward his capital to challenge him directly.