Shloka 2
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
अब्रवीत् समरे राजन् वासुदेवमिदं वच: । इदं नूनं महाप्राज्ञो विदुरो दृष्टवान् पुरा
abravīt samare rājan vāsudevam idaṁ vacaḥ | idaṁ nūnaṁ mahāprājño viduro dṛṣṭavān purā, nareśvara |
قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، وفي خضمّ المعركة قال لفاسوديفا هذه الكلمات: «يا ربّ، لا ريب أنّ الحكيم العظيم فيدورا قد رأى هذا كلّه من قبل، يا ملك البشر.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharmic wisdom and prudent counsel (exemplified by Vidura) can foresee the consequences of adharma; when such guidance is ignored, suffering later appears inevitable, as if already ‘seen’ by the wise.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, on the battlefield, a warrior addresses Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), remarking that Vidura had long ago foreseen the present disastrous turn of events.