Shloka 27
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
शिशून् कृतास्त्रानशिशुप्रकाशान् यदा द्रष्टा कौरव: पञठ्च शूरान् | त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् कौरवानाद्रवन्त- स्तदा युद्ध धार्तराष्ट्रोडन्वतप्स्यत्,जो अवस्थामें बालक होते हुए भी अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी पूर्ण शिक्षा पाकर युद्धमें नवयुवकोंके समान पराक्रम प्रकाशित करते हैं, द्रौपदीके वे पाँचों शूरवीर पुत्र प्राणोंका मोह छोड़कर जब कौरव-सेनापर टूट पड़ेंगे और कुरुराज दुर्योधन जब उन्हें उस अवस्थामें देखेगा, तब उसे युद्ध छेड़नेकी भूलके कारण भारी पश्चात्ताप होगा
sañjaya uvāca |
śiśūn kṛtāstrān aśiśuprakāśān yadā draṣṭā kauravaḥ pañca śūrān |
tyaktvā prāṇān kauravān ādravantaḥ tadā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭro 'nvata psyat ||
Sañjaya said: When the Kaurava (Duryodhana) beholds those five heroic sons of Draupadī—still youthful in years yet fully trained in weapons, displaying valor beyond their age—rushing upon the Kaurava host with life itself held cheap, then in the very midst of war the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra will be seized by bitter remorse for having provoked this conflict.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that initiating an unrighteous war rebounds upon the instigator: even apparent advantages collapse when dharma is violated, and the aggressor is left with remorse as the human cost becomes undeniable.
Sañjaya foretells that Duryodhana will witness Draupadī’s five young yet fully weapon-trained sons charging the Kaurava forces with fearless resolve, and that sight will trigger Duryodhana’s painful regret for having set the war in motion.