Shloka 50
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
जनार्दनमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातृश्वैवेदमब्रवीत् । अभ्यभाषत कैततव्यं प्रगृह्य विपुलं भुजम्
sañjaya uvāca | janārdanam abhiprekṣya bhrātṝn śvaivam idam abravīt | abhyabhāṣata kaitatavyaṃ pragṛhya vipulaṃ bhujam |
三阇耶说道：他先望向阇那尔达那（奎师那），又望向诸弟，便说出这些话。举起雄壮的臂膀，他道出当说之言——在听罢使者之信后，以克制的力量准备回应，使这番答复立于职责、节制与迫近战争的沉重之中。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when provoked, a leader should frame speech as a duty-bound response: measured, purposeful, and aligned with dharma. The verse signals that Yudhiṣṭhira’s forthcoming words are not mere anger but a considered reply made in the presence of Kṛṣṇa and his brothers, under the ethical weight of imminent conflict.
After hearing the hostile message delivered by Ulūka (Śakuni’s son, speaking for Duryodhana), Yudhiṣṭhira turns his gaze to Kṛṣṇa and to his brothers, then raises his strong arm and begins to speak—marking the transition from receiving the envoy’s words to issuing the Pāṇḍavas’ response.