Shloka 19
अध्याय २६ — युद्ध-निन्दा, काम-दोष, तथा धार्तराष्ट्र-नीति-विश्लेषण
War-aversion, Desire as a Policy Fault, and Analysis of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Governance
महासहाय: प्रतपन् बलस्थ: पुरस्कृतो वासुदेवार्जुना भ्याम् । वरान् हनिष्यन द्विषतो रज्भमध्ये व्यनेष्यथा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दर्पम्
sañjaya uvāca |
mahāsahāyaḥ pratapan balasthaḥ puraskṛto vāsudevārjunābhyām |
varān haniṣyan dviṣato raṇamadhye vyaneṣyathā dhārtarāṣṭrasya darpam ||
桑阇耶说道：“那时你拥有强大的援助，立于坚实之力；以婆苏提婆（奎师那）与阿周那为前导，你本可推进，击打敌方的骁勇之士。在战阵中心，斩杀你诸敌中最卓绝者之时，你本可粉碎持国之子（难敌，Duryodhana）的傲慢。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength and alliances are ethically meaningful only when directed toward rightful action: arrogance (darpa) is portrayed as a moral fault that invites correction, and true valor is linked to disciplined duty rather than mere aggression.
Sañjaya describes a counterfactual martial scenario: with Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna at the forefront, the addressed warrior could have attacked the enemy champions in mid-battle and thereby crushed Duryodhana’s overweening pride.