Shloka 4
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
रणयज्ञे प्रवितते सुभीमे लोमहर्षणे | दीक्षितं चिररात्राय श्रुत्वा तत्र युधिष्ठिर:
raṇayajñe pravṛtte subhīme lomaharṣaṇe | dīkṣitaṃ cirarātrāya śrutvā tatra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | janamejaya uvāca ||
阇那美阇耶说道：“当那可怖而令人战栗的‘战祭’铺展开来，毗湿摩又为之受持长久灌顶誓时，坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）闻此说了什么？毗摩与阿周那说了什么？而世尊室利·奎师那又如何宣示其裁断？”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames war as a ‘yajña’ requiring vows and resolve, prompting ethical scrutiny: when a revered elder commits himself to a destructive course, righteous leaders must respond with discernment—balancing reverence, duty, and the imperative to minimize adharma and suffering.
Janamejaya asks the narrator to report the responses of Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, and Kṛṣṇa after they learn that Bhīṣma has undertaken a long consecration-like commitment to the impending battle, signaling his firm participation in the Kurukṣetra conflict.