Shloka 296
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
तत् करिष्यामि कौरव्य जयो दैवे प्रतिष्ठित: । “कुरुनन्दन! सदा मित्रका हित चाहनेवाले भक्तिमान् पुरुषको जो कार्य करना चाहिये, वह मैं करूँगा। विजयकी प्राप्ति तो दैवके अधीन है
tat kariṣyāmi kauravya jayo daive pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
Sañjaya said: “O descendant of the Kurus, I will do what ought to be done. Victory, however, rests upon the divine.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do your rightful duty with resolve, but recognize that results—such as victory—are not fully in human control and ultimately depend on divine providence or fate. This encourages ethical action without arrogance or despair.
Sañjaya addresses a Kuru elder (commonly Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and affirms his commitment to perform what should be done, while reminding that the final outcome of the war—victory—lies with the divine.