Shloka 38
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
“श्रीकृष्ण! यदि भीमसेन और अर्जुन कायर होकर कौरवोंके साथ संधिकी कामना करने लगे हैं, तो मेरे वृद्ध पिताजी अपने महारथी पुत्रोंके साथ शत्रुओंसे युद्ध करेंगे ।।
śrīkṛṣṇa! yadi bhīmasenaḥ ca arjunaḥ ca kāyarau bhūtvā kauravaiḥ saha sandhi-kāmanāṃ kartum ārabhete, tarhi mama vṛddhaḥ pitā mahāratha-putraiḥ saha śatrubhiḥ saha yuddhaṃ kariṣyati. pañca caiva mahā-vīryāḥ putrā me madhusūdana, abhimanyuṃ puraskṛtya yotsyante kurubhiḥ saha.
“圣克里希那啊！若毗摩塞那与阿周那失却胆气，竟欲与俱卢（考拉瓦）求和，那么我年迈的父王仍将与其诸子——皆为大车战勇士——一同出征，对敌而战。我的五个儿子啊，摩杜苏达那！也将以阿毗曼纽为先锋，与俱卢诸军并肩厮杀。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses steadfastness in kṣatriya-dharma: when justice and honor are at stake, fear-driven compromise is condemned, and even the elderly and the next generation are portrayed as ready to uphold duty through battle.
A speaker addresses Kṛṣṇa, declaring that even if leading heroes like Bhīma and Arjuna were to seek peace out of cowardice, the speaker’s aged father and five valorous sons—led by Abhimanyu—will still fight against the enemy alongside the Kurus.