Shloka 16
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
कि नु कृत्वा हित॑ मे स्याद् ब्रूहि माधव माचिरम् | मध्यस्थमिव पश्यामि समरे सव्यसाचिनम्
ki nu kṛtvā hitaṁ me syād brūhi mādhava mā ciram | madhyastham iva paśyāmi samare savyasācinam ||
桑阇耶说：“摩达婆啊，快告诉我——我当如何行，方能保全我的利益？因为在这场战斗中，我见到双手皆能射的阿周那，仿佛立于中间——冷然超脱，毫无作为。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a moment of moral and strategic uncertainty, the verse highlights the urgency of seeking right counsel (from Mādhava/Kṛṣṇa) to determine what course of action truly serves one’s welfare (hita), especially when a key agent of dharma and action (Arjuna) appears detached.
Sanjaya reports a crisis: he perceives Arjuna in the battlefield as if neutral or inactive, and therefore appeals to Mādhava to speak without delay about what should be done to secure the proper outcome.