Shloka 25
Sātyaki’s Assurance and the Protection of Dharmarāja (सात्यकिवचनम्—धर्मराजरक्षणविचारः)
ततस्तस्मिन् क्षणे राजन् विविधानि शुभानि च । प्रादुरासन् निमित्तानि विजयाय बहूनि च । पाण्डवानां त्वदीयानां विपरीतानि मारिष,माननीय महाराज! उस समय बहुत-से ऐसे शुभ शकुन प्रकट हुए, जो पाण्डवोंकी विजय और आपके सैनिकोंकी पराजयकी सूचना दे रहे थे
tatas tasmin kṣaṇe rājan vividhāni śubhāni ca | prādurāsan nimittāni vijayāya bahūni ca | pāṇḍavānāṁ tvadīyānāṁ viparītāni māriṣa ||
Sañjaya said: “Then, at that very moment, O King, many diverse auspicious portents appeared—signs foretelling victory for the Pāṇḍavas; and, dear sir, they appeared as contrary omens for your own forces, indicating their reversal and defeat.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s moral logic that outcomes in war are not merely tactical but are also framed as consequences aligned with dharma: auspicious signs arise for the side perceived as righteous, while adverse omens attend the side acting against ethical order.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at a critical instant in the battle, many portents appeared. These signs indicated impending victory for the Pāṇḍavas and, conversely, misfortune and defeat for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s own army.