Shloka 26
किमन्यत्क्रोधलोभाशभ्यां युद्धमेवाद्य सात्वत । त॑ तथावादिन तत्र सात्यकि: प्रत्यभाषत
kim anyat krodha-lobhāśabhyāṁ yuddham eva adya sātvatāḥ | taṁ tathā-vādinaṁ tatra sātyakiḥ pratyabhāṣata ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Was könnte es sonst geben—von Zorn und Gier getrieben—als heute den Kampf, o Sātvata?“ So antwortete Sātyaki dort dem, der so gesprochen hatte.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights anger (krodha) and greed (lobha) as ethical roots that propel destructive conflict, implying that when such passions dominate, war becomes the inevitable outcome.
Sañjaya narrates that someone characterizes the day’s situation as inevitably leading to battle due to anger and greed; in response to that statement, Sātyaki answers back, signaling engagement in the unfolding confrontation.