Shloka 7
न त्वेव मन्ये पुरुषस्य राज- न्ननागतं ज्ञायते यद् भविष्यम् | त्वं चेत् तथा सर्वरधर्मोपपन्न: प्राप्त: क्लेशं पाण्डव कृच्छुरूपम् । त्वमेवैतत् कृच्छूगतश्न भूय: समीकुर्या: प्रज्ञयाजातशत्रो,पाण्डुनन्दन महाराज युधिष्ठिर! मेरा यह विश्वास है कि मनुष्यका भविष्य जबतक वह सामने नहीं आता, किसीको ज्ञात नहीं होता; क्योंकि आप-जैसे सर्वधर्मसम्पन्न पुरुष भी अत्यन्त भयंकर क्लेशमें पड़ गये। अजातशत्रो! संकटमें पड़नेपर भी आप ही अपनी बुद्धिसि विचारकर इस झगड़ेकी शान्तिके लिये पुनः कोई सरल उपाय ढूँढ़ निकालिये
sañjaya uvāca | na tveva manye puruṣasya rājan nānāgataṃ jñāyate yad bhaviṣyam | tvaṃ cet tathā sarva-dharmopapannaḥ prāptaḥ kleśaṃ pāṇḍava kṛcchra-rūpam | tvam evaitat kṛcchra-gataś ca bhūyaḥ samīkuryāḥ prajñayājātaśatro pāṇḍu-nandana mahārāja yudhiṣṭhira |
Sañjaya said: “O king, I do not think a man can know what the future will be before it arrives. For even you—endowed with every virtue and grounded in dharma—have fallen into a grievous and dreadful distress, O Pāṇḍava. Therefore, even while caught in this crisis, you yourself, O Ajātaśatru, should again reflect with your wisdom and find some straightforward means to bring this quarrel to peace—O son of Pāṇḍu, great king Yudhiṣṭhira.”
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human beings cannot reliably know the future before it unfolds; therefore even the righteous may face unexpected calamity. In crisis, one should respond with prajñā—clear discernment—seeking a dharmic, peace-oriented resolution rather than being driven by despair or inevitability.
Sañjaya addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, noting that unforeseen suffering has come even upon a virtuous king. He urges Yudhiṣṭhira to deliberate again and find a simple, workable path to end the dispute—framing the moment as a final push toward reconciliation before escalation.