Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 1
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
ऑपन--माजल बछ। जि तृतीयो<थध्याय: कर्णके मारे जानेपर पाण्डवोंके भयसे कौरव-सेनाका पलायन
sañjaya uvāca | śṛṇu rājann avahito yathāvṛtto mahān kṣayaḥ | kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca samāsādya parasparam ||
संजय बोले— राजन्! सावधान होकर सुनिए। कौरवों और पाण्डवों के परस्पर भिड़ने पर जैसा महान् संहार हुआ, वह सब मैं यथावत् कहता हूँ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames war as a morally weighty catastrophe (mahān kṣayaḥ) and urges attentive listening to truthful narration (yathāvṛttaḥ). It highlights the ethical gravity of mutual aggression and the importance of sober reflection on the consequences of adharma-driven conflict.
Sanjaya begins his report to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introducing the account of the immense slaughter that occurred when the Kuru and Pandava forces met directly in battle, and he signals that he will recount events exactly as they happened.
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