Shloka 39
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
संजय उवाच इत्युक्ते धर्मराजेन वासुदेवो<ब्रवीदिदम् । काममस्त्वेतदिति वै कृच्छाद् यदुकुलोद्धह:
sañjaya uvāca | ity ukte dharmarājena vāsudevo 'bravīd idam | kāmam astv etad iti vai kṛcchrād yadukuloddhahaḥ ||
三阇耶曰：法王既如是言，婆苏提婆——雅度族之最胜者奎师那——便艰难地答道：“如此便好；就依你所愿。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a wise guide may assent only with inner strain when a request, though acceptable in form, carries heavy ethical consequences. The verse highlights that dharma is not always emotionally effortless; sometimes right action involves reluctant acceptance shaped by duty and circumstance.
After Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) speaks—making a request or proposal—Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), described as the foremost of the Yadus, responds. He agrees, but the word kṛcchrāt indicates he does so with difficulty, suggesting the situation is morally or strategically weighty.