Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
ततस्तान् युधि दुर्धर्षान् सव्यसाची परंतप:,तो भी उस समय शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले सव्यसाची अर्जुनने रणदुर्जय आकाशचारी गन्धर्वोंकी समझाते हुए इस प्रकार कहा--“तुम सब लोग मेरे भाई राजा दुर्योधनको छोड़ दो'
tatas tān yudhi durdharṣān savyasācī parantapaḥ |
于是阿周那——“善用双手者”(Savyasācin)、焚灼敌军者——在战阵之中对那些难以撼动的勇士开口,欲以劝言约束他们:“放了我的兄长,杜尤陀那王。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Even amid conflict, dharma can require restraint and protection of kin: Arjuna seeks to prevent excessive harm and insists on a principled resolution rather than allowing enemies to humiliate or destroy his brother.
In the forest episode where Gandharvas have overpowered Duryodhana, Arjuna confronts them in battle and, after engaging them, speaks to them to release Duryodhana, asserting his duty to safeguard his brother despite political enmity.