Shloka 2
Adhyāya 160: Arjuna’s Envoy-Message—Critique of Borrowed Valor and Pre-dawn Mobilization
अभिश्ञो दूतवाक्यानां यथोक्तं ब्रुवतो मम । दुर्योधनसमादेशं श्रुत्वा न क्रोद्धुमहसि
sañjaya uvāca | abhiśño dūtavākyānāṃ yathoktaṃ bruvato mama | duryodhanasamādeśaṃ śrutvā na kroddhum arhasi |
Wika ni Sanjaya: “O Hari, bihasa kang tumukoy sa tunay na diwa ng mga salita ng sugo. Uulitin ko nang eksakto ang mensaheng ipinadala ni Duryodhana, gaya ng pagkakasabi. Pagkarinig mo nito, huwag kang magalit sa akin.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A messenger who reports a message faithfully should not be blamed for its harshness; ethical listening requires separating the bearer from the content and responding with discernment rather than anger.
Sañjaya prepares to deliver Duryodhana’s directive to the king, requesting beforehand that the king not direct anger at him, since he will repeat the message exactly as received.