Shloka 22
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
ते च ते सफला जाता हते दुर्योधने5च्युत । तत् सर्व न यथा नश्येत् पुनः कृष्ण तथा कुरु
te ca te saphalā jātā hate duryodhane 'cyuta | tat sarvaṁ na yathā naśyet punaḥ kṛṣṇa tathā kuru ||
“O Acyuta, those efforts of yours have indeed borne fruit, now that Duryodhana has been slain. Therefore, O Kṛṣṇa, act in such a way that all this may not be lost again.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Success in a dharmic struggle is not complete merely with victory; it must be safeguarded through wise action afterward. The verse stresses responsibility: preserve the achieved outcome so it is not undone by renewed conflict, poor governance, or neglect.
Vaiśampāyana reports a statement addressed to Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta): since Duryodhana has been killed and the efforts have succeeded, Kṛṣṇa is urged to take steps so that the result of the war does not get ruined again—implying the need to secure peace, order, and the settlement that follows victory.