Shloka 3
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
अपश्यमानस्तु किरीटमाली युधिष्ठिरं भ्रातरमाजमीढम् । उवाच भीम॑ तरसाभ्युपेत्य राज्ञ: प्रवृत्ति त्विह कुत्र राजा
apaśyamānas tu kirīṭamālī yudhiṣṭhiraṁ bhrātaram ājamīḍham | uvāca bhīmaṁ tarasābhyupetya rājñaḥ pravṛttiṁ tv iha kutra rājā ||
مگر وہاں اپنے بھائی، اجامیڑھ کے خاندان کے یدھشٹھِر کو نہ دیکھ کر، کِریٹ دھاری ارجن تیزی سے بھیم سین کے پاس گیا اور بادشاہ کی خبر پوچھتے ہوئے بولا—“بھائی! اس وقت ہمارے مہاراج کہاں ہیں؟”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid battle, dharma expresses itself as responsibility toward rightful leadership and kin: Arjuna’s first impulse is to ascertain the king’s safety and situation, showing that strategic action should be guided by concern for the ruler and the larger order he represents.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna cannot find Yudhiṣṭhira on the field; he quickly approaches Bhīma and urgently asks where the king is and what his condition/situation is.