Shloka 1
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
ऑपनआ क्र बछ। अर: सप्तसप्ततितमो<्ध्याय: भीमसेन, धृष्टद्युम्न तथा द्रोणाचार्यका पराक्रम संजय उवाच आत्मदोषात् त्वया राजन प्राप्त व्यसनमीदृशम् । न हि दुर्योधनस्तानि पश्यते भरतर्षभ
sañjaya uvāca | ātmadoṣāt tvayā rājan prāptaṁ vyasanam īdṛśam | na hi duryodhanas tāni paśyate bharatarṣabha ||
Sañjaya dijo: “Oh rey, por tu propia falta has llegado a una calamidad como ésta. Oh toro entre los Bharatas, Duryodhana no percibe de verdad esas consecuencias.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses moral accountability: a ruler’s own shortcomings can bring disaster, and failure to restrain or correct a misguided heir (here Duryodhana) leads to ruin. Ethical blindness—refusing to ‘see’ consequences—intensifies adharma and suffering.
Sanjaya addresses King Dhritarashtra, attributing the unfolding calamity of the war to the king’s own fault—especially his indulgence and inability to check Duryodhana—while noting that Duryodhana himself does not recognize the true consequences of his actions.