Shloka 25
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
विदुरेणाथ भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना | तथा मया चाप्यसकृद् वार्यमाणो न बुध्यसे,विदुर, भीष्म तथा महात्मा द्रोणने और मैंने भी बारंबार आपको मना किया है; किंतु आप कभी समझ नहीं पाते थे
vidureṇātha bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca mahātmanā | tathā mayā cāpy asakṛd vāryamāṇo na budhyase ||
Sanjaya said: “You were repeatedly restrained—by Vidura, by Bhishma, by the great-souled Drona, and also by me—yet, though warned again and again, you did not come to understanding.” The line underscores the ethical tragedy of willful blindness: wise counsel is offered from multiple quarters, but attachment and pride prevent moral awakening, pushing events toward war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated guidance from the wise is futile if one refuses to reflect; ethical failure often lies not in lack of advice but in the refusal to understand and change.
Sanjaya reminds the listener that multiple respected elders—Vidura, Bhishma, Drona, and Sanjaya himself—had repeatedly tried to restrain him from a harmful course, but their warnings were ignored, contributing to the march toward war.