Shloka 8
भीष्मपतनविषये धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रश्नाः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Questions on Bhīṣma’s Fall
दृशिश्चातीन्द्रिया राजन् दूराच्छूवणमेव च । परचित्तस्य विज्ञानमतीतानागतस्य च
sañjaya uvāca |
dṛṣṭiś cātīndriyā rājan dūrāc chravaṇam eva ca |
paracittasya vijñānam atītānāgatasya ca ||
قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، بتلك النعمة نلتُ بصيرةً ترى حتى ما وراء الحواس، وقوةَ السمع من بعيد، والقدرةَ على فهم ما في قلوب الآخرين، ومعرفةَ ما مضى وما لم يأتِ بعد.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that extraordinary perception and knowledge can arise through divine grace and disciplined insight, positioning the narrator as a trustworthy witness whose account is grounded in a higher, ethically charged perspective rather than mere rumor.
Sañjaya explains to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra the special powers he has received—suprasensory sight, distant hearing, mind-reading, and knowledge of past and future—thereby establishing how he can accurately report the events of the Kurukṣetra war.