एते त्वां कुरव: सर्वे द्वीपमासाद्य संयुगे । धिषछिता: पुरुषव्यात्र त्वत्त: शरणकाड्क्षिण:,'पुरुषसिंह! इस समुद्र-जैसे युद्धस्थलमें तुम द्वीपके समान हो। ये समस्त कौरव तुमसे शरण पानेकी आशा रखकर, तुम्हारे ही आश्रयमें आकर खड़े हुए हैं
ete tvāṃ kuravaḥ sarve dvīpam āsādya saṃyuge | dhiṣṭhitāḥ puruṣavyāghra tvattaḥ śaraṇakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
阿周那说道:“人中猛虎啊,在这如海的战场上,你宛如一座孤岛。诸库鲁众人渴望从你处得庇护,皆来此立定,只倚仗你一人。”
अजुन उवाच
The verse highlights the ethical weight of leadership in war: when many depend on a single champion for protection, that person becomes a ‘refuge’ for others, and their choices carry amplified responsibility for the fate of those who have entrusted themselves to them.
Arjuna addresses a foremost warrior (praised as ‘tiger among men’) and points out that the Kaurava forces have gathered around him in the battle, relying on him as their main support—like people clinging to an island for safety in a vast, dangerous sea.