Shloka 7
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
जेतव्याश्रैति यत् प्रोक्तं धर्मराज्ञा महात्मना । चिन्तयामास स तदा फाल्गुन: पुरुषर्षभ:
jetavyāśraiti yat proktaṃ dharmarājñā mahātmanā | cintayāmāsa sa tadā phālgunaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：于是，法尔古那（阿周那）——人中之雄——开始思量大心的达摩罗阇所宣示的要义：胜利当如何求取。忆及兄长的训令，阿周那权衡战胜之中的伦理要求：既要克制无谓的杀戮，又必须制伏对手，确保胜利。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory in war is not merely physical conquest; it must be pursued under dharma. The verse frames Yudhiṣṭhira’s guidance as an ethical constraint: subdue opponents and achieve victory without indulging in needless killing, keeping righteous conduct central even in conflict.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna pauses to reflect on Yudhiṣṭhira’s earlier instruction about how to seek victory. This inner deliberation sets up Arjuna’s next actions by aligning battlefield conduct with the moral counsel of his elder brother.