Shloka 54
अद्य सर्वान् हनिष्यामि ध्रुवोी हि विजयो भवेत् | 'योद्धाओ! तुम भयसे पीड़ित हो रहे हो। परंतु मैं ऐसा कोई स्थान नहीं देखता
adya sarvān haniṣyāmi dhruvo hi vijayo bhavet | viprayātāṁs tu vo bhinnān pāṇḍavāḥ kṛtakilbiṣān ||
Dijo Sañjaya: «Hoy los mataré a todos; la victoria será sin duda nuestra. Pero vosotros—dispersos, quebrantados y dándoos a la fuga—seréis abatidos por los Pāṇḍava, pues habéis incurrido en culpa por vuestras malas acciones.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts rash certainty of victory with the moral consequence of wrongdoing: those who have become 'kṛtakilbiṣa' (culpable) and then break ranks or flee invite destruction. It underscores the Mahābhārata theme that adharma brings inevitable retribution, regardless of battlefield bravado.
In the Karṇa Parva battle setting, Sañjaya reports a warrior’s fierce resolve—claiming he will kill all opponents and that victory is assured—while warning that troops who are scattered and retreating will be cut down by the Pāṇḍavas, especially because they stand in the wrong through their offenses.