Shloka 24
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
अनुमान्य यथाशान्त्र यस्तु युध्येन्महत्तरै: । ध्रुवस्तस्य जयो युद्धे भवेदिति मतिर्मम,“जो शास्त्रकी आज्ञाके अनुसार माननीय पुरुषोंसे आज्ञा लेकर युद्ध करता है, उसकी उस युद्धमें अवश्य विजय होती है, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है”
anumānya yathāśāstraṁ yas tu yudhyen mahattaraiḥ | dhruvas tasya jayo yuddhe bhaved iti matir mama ||
Sañjaya said: “In my judgment, one who undertakes battle only after duly obtaining the consent and sanction of venerable elders, in accordance with the injunctions of the śāstras, is certain to gain victory in that war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is linked to dharmic procedure: acting in accordance with śāstra and with the sanction of respected elders is presented as a decisive ethical and auspicious condition for success in war.
Sañjaya offers his reflective assessment about the conduct of warfare, stating to the listener that a combatant who fights only after proper authorization from venerable superiors, as prescribed by śāstra, can be regarded as certain to prevail.