Shloka 14
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय २: संजयस्य दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानम् तथा निमित्तवर्णनम्
Granting Sañjaya Divine Sight and the Description of Omens
दिष्टमेतन्नरव्याप्र नाभिशोचितुमहसि । न चैव शक्यं संयन्तुं यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:,“नरश्रेष्ठ। यह दैवका विधान है। इसे कोई मेट नहीं सकता। अतः इसके लिये तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। जहाँ धर्म है, उसी पक्षकी विजय होगी”
diṣṭam etan naravyāghra nābhiśocitum arhasi | na caiva śakyaṃ saṃyantuṃ yato dharmas tato jayaḥ ||
O tiger among men, this has been ordained by destiny; you should not grieve over it. Nor can it truly be restrained or averted—for where dharma stands, there victory follows.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms two linked ideas: events unfold under an overarching destiny, and ethical alignment matters—victory ultimately belongs to the side grounded in dharma.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a heroic listener, urging him not to grieve over what has been fated and emphasizing that the course of events cannot be easily checked; the moral axis of the conflict is framed by the maxim that dharma leads to victory.