Shloka 153
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
शरौघधिणं पार्थिवान् मज्जयन्तं वेलेव पार्थमिषुभि: संसहिष्ये । “कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन अत्यन्त बलशाली
sañjaya uvāca | śaraughadhinaṃ pārthivān majjayantaṃ veleva pārtham iṣubhiḥ saṃsahiṣye | kuntīkumarārjuna atyanta-balaśālī mahān astradhārī samudra iva samaṃ durlanghyaḥ bhayaṅkaraḥ bāṇa-samūhānāṃ dhārāṃ vahann bahu-saṅkhyakān bhūpālān dubo deva | tathāpi ahaṃ samudraṃ rokamāṇā taṭabhūmi iva svabāṇaiḥ arjunaṃ balapūrvakaṃ rokeṣye tasya vegaṃ ca sahiṣye ||
三阇耶说道：“我将承受帕尔塔（阿周那）箭雨的冲击。正如海岸阻遏大海，我也将挺身抵住他；他倾泻的箭流足以淹没无数诸王。昆蒂之子阿周那力大无穷，精通大神兵——可怖如海，难以逾越，且箭雨不息。然而我仍要以我之箭强行遏止阿周那，并承当他的猛势。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve: recognizing an opponent’s overwhelming power yet committing to steadfast resistance. Ethically, it frames courage as disciplined endurance—like a shore that restrains the sea—rather than denial of danger.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s assessment of Arjuna: Arjuna is depicted as an ocean-like force whose arrows can ‘drown’ many kings. Despite this, the speaker vows to check Arjuna’s advance with his own arrows and withstand the assault.