Shloka 243
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
को जीवितं रक्षमाणो हि तेन युयुत्सेद् वै मानुषो मामृतेडन्य: । “जिन सव्यसाची अर्जुनने खाण्डववनमें देवताओं-सहित समस्त प्राणियोंको जीत लिया था
ko jīvitaṃ rakṣamāṇo hi tena yuyutsed vai mānuṣo māmṛte 'nyaḥ |
三阇耶说道：“有谁还想保全性命，却愿与他交战？除我之外，还有谁会选择与那位‘双手皆巧’的阿周那为敌——他曾在迦旃陀婆（Khāṇḍava）森林中，连同诸天在内，征服一切众生？”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical realism of war: a wise person values life and avoids needless combat against an overwhelmingly superior warrior; choosing such a fight signals extraordinary resolve, compulsion of duty, or fatalistic acceptance.
Sañjaya highlights Arjuna’s unmatched martial reputation by recalling his victory in the Khāṇḍava episode, implying that no ordinary man would willingly face him—thereby intensifying the tension around who will dare oppose Arjuna in the ongoing battle.