Shloka 100
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
बहुशो याच्यमानस्य दैवोपहतचेतस: । त्वमेको व्यसनार्तस्य प्रियसे पुत्र सर्वथा
bahuśo yācyamānasya daivopahatacetasaḥ | tvam eko vyasanārtasya priyase putra sarvathā ||
Sañjaya said: “Though I pleaded with him again and again, his mind had been struck down by fate. Therefore he did not heed my counsel to stop the war. Now, afflicted by calamity, he is in distress; and you alone, my son, remain as the one dear support for him in every way.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tragedy of ignored counsel: when a ruler’s judgment is clouded—here framed as ‘struck by fate’—wise advice fails, and calamity follows. It also underscores the ethical duty of support and steadiness in times of crisis, especially within familial and political responsibility.
Sañjaya reflects that he repeatedly urged the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) to restrain the war, but the king did not listen because his mind was impaired by destiny. Now, after disaster has unfolded, Sañjaya addresses his son, saying that the son alone remains as a dear support for the distressed king.