Shloka 47
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
अनादृत्य तु तद् वाक्यमर्थवद् द्रोणभीष्मयो: । ततः स संजयं राजा पर्यपृच्छत पाण्डवान्
anādṛtya tu tad vākyam arthavad droṇabhīṣmayoḥ | tataḥ sa saṃjayaṃ rājā paryapṛcchata pāṇḍavān ||
দ্রোণ ও ভীষ্মের অর্থবহ উপদেশ অগ্রাহ্য করে রাজা ধৃতরাষ্ট্র পুনরায় সঞ্জয়কে পাণ্ডবদের সংবাদ জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even sound and well-intentioned counsel becomes ineffective when a leader is ruled by attachment and bias; ethical governance requires honoring wise advice rather than seeking information that merely serves fear or favoritism.
After Droṇa and Bhīṣma offer meaningful counsel, Dhṛtarāṣṭra disregards it and resumes questioning Saṃjaya about the Pāṇḍavas, showing his continued preoccupation and inability to accept corrective guidance.