Shloka 3
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
अन्वत्रस्तो बाहुवीर्य विदान उपद्वरे वासुदेवस्य धीर: । अवोचन्मां योत्स्यमान: किरीटी मध्ये ब्रूया धार्तराष्ट्र कुरूणाम्
sañjaya uvāca | anvatrasto bāhuvīrya-vidān upadvare vāsudevasya dhīraḥ | avocan māṃ yotsyamānaḥ kirīṭī madhye brūyā dhārtarāṣṭra-kurūṇām ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: “Sa may pintuan ni Vasudeva (Krishna) na matatag, si Arjuna na may putong—ang marunong at matapang, batid ang lakas ng sariling bisig at handa sa nalalapit na labanan—ay nagsabi sa akin: ‘Sanjaya, sa gitna ng mga Kuru, ihatid mo ang aking mensahe sa mga anak ni Dhritarashtra.’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds disciplined resolve and responsible speech in a time of crisis: Arjuna, poised for war, chooses to communicate through a messenger in a formal assembly, indicating that even when conflict seems inevitable, one should proceed with clarity, composure, and due process.
Sanjaya reports that Arjuna, standing near Krishna and prepared for battle, instructs Sanjaya to carry his words into the Kuru court—specifically to the sons of Dhritarashtra—setting up a formal declaration/message to the Kaurava side.