Shloka 15
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रेण सर्व तस्मै निवेदितम् । स हत्वा सैन्धवं संख्ये पुनरेतु धनंजय:,धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधनने जयद्रथको सब बातें बता दी होंगी। अर्जुन युद्धमें सिंधुराज जयद्रथको मारकर पुन: सकुशल लौट आवें (यही हमारी शुभ कामना है)
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putreṇa sarvaṁ tasmai niveditam | sa hatvā saindhavaṁ saṅkhye punar etu dhanañjayaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “All this has been reported to him by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son. May Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), having slain the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha) in battle, return again in safety.” The line carries the tense moral atmosphere of the war: news is relayed through partisan channels, while even amid hostility a wish for safe return is voiced—revealing the human pull between duty in combat and concern for life.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a brutal dharma-yuddha setting, the verse highlights two ethical tensions: (1) information and counsel move through partisan agents (Duryodhana reporting), shaping perception; (2) alongside the necessity of fulfilling a martial objective (Jayadratha’s death), there remains a human, almost prayer-like concern for safe return—showing that duty in war does not erase compassion or anxiety about life.
Sañjaya tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana has conveyed the full situation to him. The verse then expresses a wish/expectation that Arjuna, after killing Jayadratha in the battle, will return safely—pointing to the central war-goal of that episode: Jayadratha’s slaying and Arjuna’s survival afterward.