Bhagadattā’s Deployment Against Ghaṭotkaca; Elephant-Corps Escalation
उक्तमेतन्मया पूर्व द्रोणेन विदुरेण च । गान्धार्या च यशस्विन्या तत् त्वं तात न बुद्धवान्
uktam etan mayā pūrvaṃ droṇena vidureṇa ca | gāndhāryā ca yaśasvinyā tat tvaṃ tāta na buddhavān ||
Sañjaya sagte: «All dies wurde schon früher gesagt—von mir, von Droṇa, von Vidura und auch von der ruhmreichen Gāndhārī. Doch du, mein Sohn, hast es nicht zu Herzen genommen und nicht mit Einsicht gehandelt.»
संजय उवाच
Repeated counsel from trustworthy elders and well-wishers should be received with buddhi (discernment) and acted upon; ignoring dharmic advice leads to avoidable suffering and moral failure.
Sanjaya reminds the listener (implicitly Dhritarashtra) that warnings and guidance had already been given by multiple respected figures—Sanjaya himself, Drona, Vidura, and Gandhari—yet the king did not heed them, setting the stage for the calamity of war.