Shloka 47
एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच वासुदेव॑ धनंजय:,वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर अर्जुनने उन्हें इस प्रकार उत्तर दिया--“भगवन्! इन घोड़ोंको हाँककर वहीं ले चलिये, जहाँ भीष्म मौजूद हैं। इस सेनारूपी समुद्रमें प्रवेश कीजिये। आज मैं कुरुलके वृद्ध पितामह दुर्धर्ष वीर भीष्मको रथसे नीचे गिरा दूँगा!
evaṁ uktaḥ pratyuvāca vāsudevaṁ dhanañjayaḥ— “bhagavan, etān aśvān hāṅkṛtvā tatraiva nayatu yatra bhīṣmo vartate. asmin senā-samudre praviśatu. adya ahaṁ kuru-kula-vṛddhaṁ pitāmahaṁ durdharṣaṁ vīraṁ bhīṣmaṁ rathāt pātayiṣyāmi.”
Sañjaya nói: Được nói như vậy, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) đáp lời Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa): “Bạch Chúa tể, xin hãy thúc những con ngựa này đưa chúng ta đến nơi Bhīṣma đang đứng. Hãy lao vào biển quân này. Hôm nay ta sẽ đánh cho vị tổ phụ già của nhà Kuru—dũng tướng Bhīṣma bất khả khuất—ngã khỏi chiến xa!”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid reverence for elders, a warrior’s dharma may require firm action against a formidable opponent; Arjuna channels his resolve through reliance on Kṛṣṇa’s guidance, showing duty performed with disciplined purpose rather than personal hatred.
After being addressed, Arjuna instructs Kṛṣṇa to drive the chariot into the thick of battle toward Bhīṣma’s position, declaring his intention to topple the Kuru grandsire from his chariot that very day.