Shloka 6
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
धृष्टद्युम्नश्ष॒ पाउ्चाल्य: कमिवाद्य न शातयेत् । शत्रुमध्ये शरान् मुडचन् देवराडशनीमिव
dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pāñcālyaḥ kam ivādya na śātayet | śatrumadhye śarān muñcan devarāḍ aśanīm iva ||
At si Dhṛṣṭadyumna, ang prinsipe ng Pāñcāla—sino ang hindi niya mapababagsak ngayon? Sa gitna mismo ng kaaway, pinakakawalan niya ang mga palaso na wari’y si Indra, hari ng mga diyos, na naghahagis ng vajra (kidlat).
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura highlights the irreversible escalation that follows when formidable warriors enter battle: choosing war over a dharma-based settlement unleashes forces that are difficult to restrain, multiplying harm and moral burden.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war counsel, Vidura describes Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s battlefield prowess—shooting arrows amid enemies like Indra casting the thunderbolt—emphasizing how dangerous and decisive the coming war will be.