Shloka 77
Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)
तस्मान्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यद् वृत्तं तत्र संजय | यद् वृत्तं तत्र संग्रामे मन्दस्याबुद्धिसम्भवम्
tasmān me sarvam ācakṣva yad vṛttaṃ tatra sañjaya | yad vṛttaṃ tatra saṅgrāme mandasyābuddhi-sambhavam apānītaṃ sunītaṃ yat tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ||
لذلك يا سَنْجَايَا، أخبرني بكل ما جرى هناك. حدّثني عمّا وقع في تلك المعركة—ما نشأ من غباوة دُريودَهَنَ وقلة بصيرته، وما أُهمل أو أُقيم على أنه باطل وحق. اروِ لي ذلك كله يا سَنْجَايَا.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dhṛtarāṣṭra frames the war-report as an ethical inquiry: he wants not only events but also how folly (abuddhi) leads to wrongdoing, and how right conduct (sunīti/dharma) is upheld or neglected. The verse highlights accountability—actions in war must be judged by moral discernment, not merely by victory or loss.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra requests Sañjaya to narrate the full course of what happened on the battlefield, specifically asking for details of what arose from Duryodhana’s misguided judgment and how matters of right and wrong played out during the conflict.