Shloka 166
तव पुत्रा महाराज राजानश्वानुसारिण: । प्रभो! महाराज! आपके पुत्र तथा इनका साथ देनेवाले नरेश भीमसेन और अर्जुनसे भयभीत होकर कभी विजय नहीं पा सकेंगे
tava putrā mahārāja rājānaś cānusāriṇaḥ | prabho mahārāja bhīmasenārjunabhītāḥ kadācana vijayaṁ na prāpsyanti ||
Sañjaya said: O great king, your sons—together with the allied kings who follow their lead—will never attain victory, for they are overawed and shaken by fear of Bhīmasena and Arjuna. Ethically, the verse underscores that power without inner steadiness and righteous confidence collapses in the face of resolute, capable opponents.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory depends not only on numbers and alliances but on courage, resolve, and moral-psychological strength. When leaders and allies are internally dominated by fear of capable opponents, their capacity to act effectively collapses, making defeat likely.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, warning that the Kaurava princes and the kings allied with them will not win, because they are intimidated by the prowess of Bhīma and Arjuna—two principal champions of the Pāṇḍavas.