Shloka 28
Kurukṣetra-sainyadarśana and Arjuna-viṣāda (धर्मक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः — अर्जुनविषाद)
यत्र धर्मो द्युति: कान्तिर्यत्र ही: श्रीस्तथा मति: । यतो धर्मस्तत: कृष्णो यत: कृष्णस्ततो जय:
sañjaya uvāca | yatra dharmo dyutiḥ kāntir yatra hrīḥ śrīs tathā matiḥ | yato dharmas tataḥ kṛṣṇo yataḥ kṛṣṇas tato jayaḥ ||
जहाँ धर्म है, जहाँ तेज और कान्ति है, जहाँ लज्जा, श्री और सद्बुद्धि है—वहीं कृष्ण हैं; और जहाँ कृष्ण हैं, वहीं विजय है।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is inseparable from dharma: when conduct is righteous and supported by modesty, prosperity, and clear judgment, Kṛṣṇa—symbolizing divine alignment and right guidance—is present, and success follows as a consequence.
Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield situation to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, offers a moral assessment: the side grounded in dharma and guided by Kṛṣṇa is destined to prevail, implying that the war’s outcome hinges on ethical legitimacy and wise leadership.