Mahabharata 7.72.82 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 72, Shloka 82
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
आत्मानमेव गर्हैयं यदहं वै सुदुर्बलान् । युष्मानाज्ञाय निर्यातों भीरूनकृतनिश्चयान्
ātmānam eva garhayiṃ yad ahaṃ vai sudurbalān | yuṣmān ājñāya niryāto bhīrūn akṛtaniścayān ||
قال سانجيا: «لن ألوم إلا نفسي؛ فمع أني كنت أعلم أنكم في غاية الضعف—جبناء تفتقرون إلى العزم الراسخ—فإني مضيتُ إلى موضعٍ آخر، وتركْتُ أبهيمانيو يعتمد عليكم».
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The verse highlights moral accountability: knowing others are unfit for a duty yet entrusting them with it is a failure of judgment, for which one must accept personal blame.
Sañjaya reports a moment of remorse: the speaker condemns himself for leaving Abhimanyu dependent on companions he regarded as weak, fearful, and lacking resolve.
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