द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्। मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
droṇaṁ cha bhīṣhmaṁ cha jayadrathaṁ cha karṇaṁ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān mayā hatāṁs tvaṁ jahi mā vyathiṣhṭhā yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other great warriors are already slain by me, kill them, do not hesitate, fight, you will conquer your enemies in battle, restating the directive even more directly and urgently, addressing Arjuna's remaining hesitation head-on.
In life: sometimes a person offering guidance has to restate the same core message more than once, more directly each time, because the first version doesn't fully land against someone's remaining hesitation.
Teaching: if you're trying to move someone past their hesitation on something important, be prepared to restate your core guidance more than once, more directly each time, a single gentle statement doesn't always land.