Shloka 9
Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma
मतं मतिमतां श्रेष्ठा: सर्वे प्रत्रृत मा चिरम् । एवं गते तु कि कार्य कि च कार्यतरं नूपा:
sañjaya uvāca | mataṃ matimatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sarve prabrūta mā ciram | evaṃ gate tu kiṃ kāryaṃ kiṃ ca kāryataraṃ nṛpāḥ |
“اے داناؤں میں برتر بادشاہو! تم سب اپنی سوچ بچار کی ہوئی رائے فوراً دو، دیر نہ کرو۔ جب معاملہ یہاں تک آ پہنچا ہے تو اب کیا کیا جائے، اور سب سے زیادہ فوری فرض کیا ہے، اے ملوکو؟”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a crisis, leadership requires prompt, collective deliberation: seek the best counsel, avoid delay, and distinguish between what is merely necessary and what is most urgent and duty-bound (kārya vs. kāryatara).
Sanjaya reports a moment of consultation among the Kaurava-side rulers: the leaders are being urged to state their opinions quickly about the next course of action and the most pressing obligation given the current turn of events.