Shloka 5
Saṃjaya’s Warning to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Accountability, Alliance-Shift, and the Pāṇḍava Strategic Edge
इदं जितमिदं लब्धमिति श्रुत्वा पराजितान् । द्यूतकाले महाराज स्मयसे सम कुमारवत्
idaṁ jitam idaṁ labdham iti śrutvā parājitān | dyūtakāle mahārāja smayase sama kumāravat ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—মহাৰাজ, পাশাখেলাৰ সময়ত আপুনি নিজৰ পুত্ৰসকলৰ মুখে ‘এইটো জিতিলোঁ, এইটো পালোঁ’ বুলি শুনি, পাণ্ডৱসকল পৰাজিত হোৱা দেখি, আপুনি শিশুৰ দৰে হাঁহিছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse censures a ruler’s childish delight in unjust gain: rejoicing at others’ defeat—especially through gambling—reveals attachment and moral blindness, undermining dharma and responsible kingship.
Sañjaya reminds Dhṛtarāṣṭra of the dice-game: as the Kauravas announced their winnings and the Pāṇḍavas’ loss, the king smiled like a child—an implicit rebuke of his complicity and partiality.