Shloka 10
एते रक्षन्ति राजानं सूतपुत्रेण रक्षिता: | अवध्यमानास्ते<स्माभिर्घातयिष्यन्ति सोमकान्
ete rakṣanti rājānaṃ sūtaputreṇa rakṣitāḥ | avadhyamānās te ’smābhir ghātayiṣyanti somakān ||
阿周那说道：“这些战士在车夫之子（迦尔纳）的庇护下守卫着国王（杜尤陀那）。若我们不将他们击倒，他们——不受我方攻袭——必会屠戮索摩迦军。因此，为护我盟军与战局之势，必须迎战并诛杀他们。”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield violence as conditional and duty-bound: if key defenders are left unchecked, they will destroy one’s allies. Arjuna argues for decisive action to prevent greater harm, reflecting kṣatriya responsibility to protect one’s side and uphold the chosen war-aim.
In the Karṇa Parva battle context, Arjuna identifies Duryodhana’s principal protectors—supported by Karna—and warns that unless they are eliminated, they will massacre the Somakas (Pāñcāla-aligned troops). He urges targeting these defenders to safeguard allied forces.