एकसर्थप्रयातौ स्वस्त्वया सह नरर्षभ । समदुःखसुखौ चापि नावां शड्कितुमरहसि
ekārthaprayātau svastvayā saha nararṣabha | samaduḥkhasukhau cāpi nāvāṁ śaṅkitum arhasi ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O toro sa mga tao, ikaw at ako’y umalis na magkasama para sa iisang layunin. Magkatuwang tayo sa dalamhati at sa ligaya; kaya’t hindi mo nararapat pagdudahan ako.”
संजय उवाच
Shared purpose and shared experience create an ethical basis for trust; one should not hastily suspect a companion who has stood with one through both hardship and happiness.
Sañjaya addresses a noble listener (naraṛṣabha), defending his reliability: since they have journeyed together toward the same goal and endured the same joys and sorrows, the listener should not doubt or suspect him.