Shloka 14
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
तस्मात् तेषु महादण्ड: क्षेप्तव्य: क्षिप्रमच्युत । त्वया चैव महाबाहों पाण्डवै: सह सूंजयै:,अतः महाबाहु अच्युत! आपको तथा सूंजयोंसहित पाण्डवोंको उचित है कि वे उन शत्रुओंको शीघ्र ही महान् दण्ड दें
tasmāt teṣu mahādaṇḍaḥ kṣeptavyaḥ kṣipram acyuta | tvayā caiva mahābāho pāṇḍavaiḥ saha sūñjayaiḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“因此，噢，阿周陀！当迅速对那些人施以严厉的惩罚。你亦然，噢，大臂者！与般度诸子及苏恩阇耶诸勇士一道，应即刻行动——对那些敌人施行应得的惩治。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When wrongdoing persists and peaceful measures are exhausted, swift and proportionate punishment becomes a duty aligned with dharma—protecting order and restraining aggressors rather than tolerating injustice.
The speaker urges Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) and the Pāṇḍavas, together with their allies the Sūñjayas, to act promptly against their adversaries by imposing a strong punitive response—signaling a turn from negotiation toward decisive enforcement.