Shloka 203
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
पाण्डुभ्य: प्रार्थ्मानो5पि पित्र्यमंशं न दत्तवान् | “विदुर, द्रोणाचार्य, कृपाचार्य, भीष्म तथा सूंजयोंके बारंबार प्रार्थना करनेपर भी इसने पाण्डवोंको उनका पैतृक भाग नहीं दिया
pāṇḍubhyaḥ prārthyamāno 'pi pitryam aṁśaṁ na dattavān |
Sañjaya berkata: Walau berkali-kali dimohonkan demi para Pāṇḍava, ia tetap tidak memberikan bagian warisan leluhur yang menjadi hak mereka. Bahkan setelah Vidura, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Bhīṣma, dan Sañjaya berulang kali memohon, ia tetap menahan hak yang semestinya—sebuah ketidakadilan yang mendorong perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Withholding a rightful ancestral share despite repeated, well-meant counsel is adharma: it violates justice, kinship duty, and responsible kingship, and it becomes a moral cause that escalates social conflict into war.
Sañjaya recalls the earlier injustice at the root of the Kurukṣetra war: the Pāṇḍavas were repeatedly pleaded for, yet their paternal inheritance was not granted, highlighting the stubborn refusal that hardened the dispute.