Shloka 38
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
नैष दास्यति नो राज्यमिति मे मतिरच्युत,“अच्युत! मैं समझता हूँ, यह अब भी हमें अपना राज्य नहीं देगा। तात! महात्मा विदुरने मुझसे अनेक बार कहा है कि “मानद! दुर्योधन जीते-जी राज्यका भाग नहीं लौटायेगा
naiṣa dāsyati no rājyam iti me matir acyuta |
সঞ্জয় বললেন—“অচ্যুত! আমার স্থির বিশ্বাস, সে আমাদের রাজ্য দেবে না। তাত! মহাত্মা বিদুর আমাকে বারবার বলেছেন—‘মানদ! যতক্ষণ দুর্যোধন জীবিত থাকবে, ততক্ষণ সে রাজ্যের অংশও ফিরিয়ে দেবে না।’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Stubborn attachment to power and refusal to yield what is just (rājya-bhāga) blocks reconciliation and drives society toward ruin; wise counsel (Vidura’s) recognizes such adharma early and warns that peace cannot be built on an obstinate will.
Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), stating his firm belief that the opposing side—specifically Duryodhana—will not return the kingdom. He supports this by recalling Vidura’s repeated warnings that Duryodhana, while alive, will not restore even a portion of the realm.