Shloka 20
पुरा चैवापराधेन वधेन च चमूपते: । मन्ये मन: प्रजज्वाल पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्,पहले भी कौरवोंद्वारा पाण्डवोंका अपराध हुआ है; उससे तथा सेनापतिके वधसे महामना पाण्डवोंके हृदयमें आग-सी लग गयी होगी, यह मेरा विश्वास है
purā caivāparādhena vadhena ca camūpateḥ | manye manaḥ prajajvāla pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Earlier too, through wrongdoing committed against them—and now through the slaying of their commander—I believe the hearts of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas have been set ablaze. Their anger, born of injury and injustice, must now be burning fiercely.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing (aparādha) and violent loss (vadha) kindle lasting resentment; Dhṛtarāṣṭra recognizes that injustice fuels a moral and psychological fire that escalates conflict and makes reconciliation harder.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the Pāṇḍavas’ state of mind: earlier offences committed against them, together with the killing of their army-commander, have likely inflamed their hearts, intensifying their resolve in the war.