Shloka 41
एवं बहुविधा वाच: श्रूयन्ते सम परस्परम् । पाण्डवस्तवसंयुक्ता: पुत्राणां ते सुदारुणा:,महाराज! इस प्रकार वहाँ परस्पर कही हुई पाण्डवोंकी प्रशंसा तथा आपके पुत्रोंकी अत्यन्त भयंकर निन््दासे युक्त नाना प्रकारकी बातें सुनायी पड़ती थीं
evaṁ bahuvidhā vācaḥ śrūyante sama-parasparam | pāṇḍavas-tava-saṁyuktāḥ putrāṇāṁ te sudāruṇāḥ, mahārāja |
Sañjaya said: “O great king, there were heard on all sides many kinds of remarks exchanged among people—words that praised the Pāṇḍavas and, in the same breath, spoke with harsh and dreadful censure of your sons. The talk in the camp thus revealed the moral judgment forming around the conduct of the rival parties on the eve of war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective speech becomes a moral mirror: society instinctively praises perceived righteousness (the Pāṇḍavas) and condemns perceived wrongdoing (the king’s sons). It suggests that adharma invites public censure, while dharmic conduct earns esteem—even amid the chaos of war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, in the surroundings of the armies, many mutual conversations are being heard. These remarks repeatedly include praise of the Pāṇḍavas and severe criticism of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, indicating the prevailing sentiment among those present.