Shloka 24
निहतारि: स्वकां दीप्तां श्रियं प्राप्तो न संशय: । त्वया विनिहता: सर्वे धृतराष्ट्रसुता रणे
nihatāriḥ svakāṁ dīptāṁ śriyaṁ prāpto na saṁśayaḥ | tvayā vinihatāḥ sarve dhṛtarāṣṭrasutā raṇe ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Nachdem er seine Feinde erschlagen hat, hat er gewiss seine eigene strahlende Herrlichkeit erlangt—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Denn durch deine Hand sind in der Schlacht alle Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras zu Fall gebracht worden.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield success as the attainment of radiant fame, while simultaneously underscoring the heavy moral and emotional cost: the complete destruction of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s line. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension between kṣatriya glory and the tragic consequences of war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the enemy-slayer has achieved unquestionable glory, because the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra have all been killed in the fighting—an announcement that intensifies Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s impending grief and the sense of irreversible ruin.