Shloka 89
पर्यागतं मम कृष्णस्य चैव यो मन्यते कलहं सम्प्रसहा । शक्यं हर्तु पाण्डवानां ममत्वं॑ तद् वेदिता संयुगं तत्र गत्वा,“दुर्योधन मानता है कि मुझमें और श्रीकृष्णमें हठात्ू कलह करा दिया जा सकता है। पाण्डवोंका श्रीकृष्णके प्रति जो ममत्व (अपनापन) है, उसे मिटा दिया जा सकता है; परंतु कुरुक्षेत्रकी युद्धभूमिमें पहुँचनेपर उसे इन सब बातोंका ठीक-ठीक पता चल जायगा
paryāgataṁ mama kṛṣṇasya caiva yo manyate kalahaṁ samprasahā | śakyaṁ hartuṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ mamatvaṁ tad veditā saṁyugaṁ tatra gatvā ||
Sañjaya said: “Whoever imagines that he can, by sheer force, suddenly stir up a quarrel between me and Kṛṣṇa—whoever thinks he can erase the Pāṇḍavas’ sense of belonging and loyal affection toward Kṛṣṇa—will learn the truth of it when he reaches the battlefield and faces the reality of war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of coercive politics: genuine bonds of loyalty and shared purpose—here, the Pāṇḍavas’ steadfast attachment to Kṛṣṇa—cannot be reliably broken by intimidation or manipulation. Reality, especially in the crucible of war, exposes such overconfidence.
Sañjaya reports Duryodhana’s assumption that discord can be forced between Sañjaya and Kṛṣṇa and that the Pāṇḍavas’ allegiance to Kṛṣṇa can be undone. Sañjaya counters that once Duryodhana reaches the battlefield, he will understand the true strength of those alliances.