Shloka 58
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
तीर्णस्तत् पाण्डवो राजन् यत् पुरा नावबुध्यसे । उच्यमानो महाराज बन्धुभिह्ितकाडुक्षिभि:
tīrṇas tat pāṇḍavo rājan yat purā nāvabudhyase | ucyamāno mahārāja bandhubhir hitakāṅkṣibhiḥ ||
قال سنجيا: «أيها الملك، لقد تجاوز ابنُ باندو الآن ذلك الخطرَ بعينه الذي لم تكن تدركه من قبل. وحتى حين كان يُنذَر، أيها الملك العظيم، على لسان أقربائه الذين أرادوا لك الخير، لم تفهم.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must recognize danger in time and heed well-intentioned counsel. Ignoring the warnings of sincere well-wishers leads to preventable harm and later regret, while the one who acts rightly can ‘cross over’ the crisis.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pointing out that the Pāṇḍava has already overcome a peril that the king failed to foresee. He reminds the king that earlier admonitions from well-meaning relatives were not understood or accepted.