Shloka 193
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
प्रत्याख्यानाच्च कृष्णस्य भृशं तप्यति पुत्रक: । परंतु अब कर्णको भीमसेनके द्वारा पराजित और रथहीन हुआ देख श्रीकृष्णकी बात न माननेके कारण मेरा वह पुत्र निश्चय ही बड़ा भारी पश्चात्ताप कर रहा होगा
pratyākhyānāc ca kṛṣṇasya bhṛśaṃ tapyati putrakaḥ | parantu adya karṇako bhīmasenena parājitaṃ rathahīnaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā śrīkṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ na mānayan mama sa putro niścayaṃ mahān paścāt-tāpaṃ kariṣyati ||
Karena menolak nasihat Kṛṣṇa, putraku terbakar oleh sesal yang amat pedih. Dan hari ini, melihat Karṇa dikalahkan serta dibuat tanpa kereta oleh Bhīmasena, putraku—yang tak mau mengindahkan sabda Śrī Kṛṣṇa—pasti akan diliputi penyesalan yang berat.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignoring wise counsel—especially counsel grounded in dharma—leads to avoidable suffering and later remorse; repentance that comes only after disaster highlights the ethical cost of stubbornness and poor leadership.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on his son Duryodhana’s earlier refusal to accept Kṛṣṇa’s advice; now, with the battlefield turning grim—signaled by Karṇa being defeated and left chariotless by Bhīmasena—he anticipates Duryodhana’s intense regret.