Shloka 266
दिष्टया न विमतिं कांचिद् भजित्वा तु पराजित: । /हर्षकी बात है कि मैं युद्धमें पीठ दिखाकर भागा नहीं। निम्नश्रेणीके मनुष्यकी भाँति हार मानकर वैरसे कभी पीछे नहीं हटा तथा कभी किसी दुर्विचारका आश्रय लेकर पराजित नहीं हुआ--यह भी मेरे लिये गौरवकी ही बात है
diṣṭyā na vimatiṁ kāñcid bhajitvā tu parājitaḥ |
Sañjaya said: “It is a blessing that, though defeated, I did not resort to any misguided resolve. Even in loss, I did not take shelter in ignoble surrender or a crooked, blameworthy thought—this, too, is a matter of honor.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises moral steadiness under failure: even when defeated, one should not adopt ignoble surrender or wrong counsel (vimati). Honor lies in refusing unethical or self-degrading responses to loss.
Sañjaya reflects on a situation of defeat and emphasizes that, despite being overcome, he did not turn to misguided thinking or dishonorable conduct—framing this restraint as a fortunate and praiseworthy outcome.