Shloka 24
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — इरावान्-आवन्त्ययोः युद्धम्, घटोत्कच-भगदत्त-संघर्षः, मद्रेश्वर-विक्षेपः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Irāvān vs the Avanti princes; Ghaṭotkaca vs Bhagadatta; Śalya checked by the Mādrī twins
उक्तो हि विदुरेणाहं हितं पथ्यं च नित्यश: । न च जग्राह तन्मन्द: पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम,विदुरने नित्य ही हित और लाभकी बातें बतायीं; परंतु मेरे मूर्ख पुत्र दुर्योधनने नहीं माना। तात! मैं समझता हूँ, महात्मा विदुर सर्वज्ञ हैं। इसीलिये पहले ही उनकी बुद्धिमें ये सब बातें आ गयी थीं। आज जो कुछ प्राप्त हुआ है, यह पहले ही उनकी दृष्टिमें आ गया था
ukto hi vidureṇāhaṁ hitaṁ pathyaṁ ca nityaśaḥ | na ca jagrāha tanmandaḥ putro duryodhano mama ||
Sañjaya said: “Vidura has repeatedly spoken to me what is beneficial and wholesome. Yet my dull-witted son Duryodhana did not accept that counsel. I understand that the great-souled Vidura is all-knowing; therefore these outcomes had already arisen in his mind and were already within his vision.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated, well-intentioned counsel (hita, pathya) is useless if pride and dullness prevent acceptance; ethical clarity often foresees the consequences of adharma, and ignoring wise advisors accelerates ruin.
Sanjaya reflects that Vidura had long warned about what was truly beneficial, but Duryodhana refused to heed it; Sanjaya now recognizes Vidura’s farsighted wisdom as events unfold toward the Kauravas’ disaster.