Shloka 113
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
तदेवं विजय: प्राप्त: पुन: संशयित: कृत: । महान् प्रयास करके भीष्म आदि कौरवोंको मारकर विजय एवं श्रेष्ठ यशकी प्राप्ति की गयी और वैरका पूरा-पूरा बदला चुकाया गया था। इस प्रकार जो विजय प्राप्त हुई थी, उसे उन्होंने फिर संशयमें डाल दिया है
tadevaṁ vijayaḥ prāptaḥ punaḥ saṁśayitaḥ kṛtaḥ |
Vāyu said: “Thus a victory had indeed been won; yet it has been thrown back into doubt once again. Even after immense exertion—after slaying Bhīṣma and the other Kaurava champions—victory and the highest fame were secured and the feud was fully repaid. But that hard-won triumph has now been made uncertain again.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hard-won success can be undermined when one reopens doubt and indecision; ethical responsibility includes safeguarding the fruits of righteous effort and not letting past sacrifices become futile through renewed confusion.
Vāyu reflects on the war’s outcome: after tremendous struggle and the fall of major Kaurava warriors such as Bhīṣma, victory and renown were achieved and the feud seemingly settled—yet someone’s later actions or wavering has cast that victory into uncertainty again.