Shloka 7
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
एतच्छुत्वा च दृष्ट्वा च क्रातुर्घोरें महद्धयम् । वाहयाश्चान् हृषीकेश क्षिप्रमित्याह पाण्डव:
etac chrutvā ca dṛṣṭvā ca krātur ghore mahad bhayam | vāhayāś cān hṛṣīkeśa kṣipram ity āha pāṇḍavaḥ ||
Sañjaya nói: Nghe vậy, lại thấy mối hiểm nguy ghê gớm, áp đảo đang giáng xuống người anh của mình, Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) lập tức nói: “Hỡi Hṛṣīkeśa, hãy mau đánh xe, thúc ngựa tiến lên!”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a moment of imminent danger, Arjuna’s command underscores kṣipratā (prompt action) as an ethical necessity: when dharma requires protection of one’s own and resistance to adharma, hesitation can itself become a fault.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, after hearing Kṛṣṇa’s report and seeing the severe threat confronting his brother, urgently instructs Kṛṣṇa—his charioteer—to drive the horses forward at once, signaling rapid movement into the critical part of the battle.