Shloka 101
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
अहं तथैवं खलु भाविरूपं पश्यामि बुद्धया स्वयमप्रमत्त: । दृष्टिश्न मे न व्यथते पुराणी संयुध्यमाना धार्तराष्ट्रा न सन्ति,“मैं भी स्वयं प्रमादशून्न्य होकर अपनी बुद्धिसे भावीका ऐसा ही स्वरूप देखता हूँ। मेरी चिरंतन दृष्टि कभी तिरोहित नहीं होती। उसके अनुसार मैं यह निश्चितरूपसे कह सकता हूँ कि युद्धभूमिमें उतरनेपर धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्र जीवित नहीं रह सकते
ahaṃ tathaivaṃ khalu bhāvirūpaṃ paśyāmi buddhyā svayam apramattaḥ | dṛṣṭiś ca me na vyathate purāṇī saṃyudhyamānā dhārtarāṣṭrā na santi ||
Sañjaya said: “I too, remaining fully vigilant, perceive with my own understanding the future taking exactly this form. My ancient, unfailing vision does not falter. And by that vision I can state with certainty: once they enter the battlefield and engage in combat, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons will not survive.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Clear-sighted discernment recognizes that persistent adharma leads to inevitable ruin. Sañjaya’s unwavering ‘ancient vision’ underscores that ethical causality is not merely opinion: when wrongdoing hardens into war, the outcome becomes inescapable.
In Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Sañjaya reports his own certain foreknowledge: if Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons proceed to battle, they will not return alive. It functions as a grave warning to the Kuru court about the consequences of choosing conflict over reconciliation.