Shloka 31
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
शौटीरशूरसद्शमनीकजनसंसदि । शृणु पाप वचो महां यद्वाच्यो हि पिता त्वया,'“ओ पापी! मैं इन वीर सैनिकोंकी सभामें गर्वीले शूरवीरके योग्य वचन बोल रहा हूँ। तू इसे सुन ले और अपने पिताके पास जाकर सुना दे
śauṭīraśūrasadṛśam anīkajanasamsadi | śṛṇu pāpa vaco mahān yad vācyaḥ hi pitā tvayā ||
Sañjaya nói: “Trong hội nghị của các dũng sĩ này, ta thốt ra những lời xứng đáng với một anh hùng kiêu hãnh và quả cảm. Hãy nghe đây, kẻ tội lỗi—rồi hãy đến thuật lại thông điệp này cho cha ngươi.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between righteous courage and the use of harsh, condemnatory speech: a speaker claims heroic propriety in a martial assembly while morally censuring the addressee and insisting the message be faithfully conveyed to the father, stressing accountability and the gravity of counsel before war.
Sañjaya reports a forceful statement delivered in a council of warriors: the speaker asserts that his words are worthy of a proud hero, commands the addressed person to listen, and instructs him to carry the message to his father—framing the exchange as a pointed communication within the escalating conflict of the Udyoga Parva.