Shloka 58
तीर्णस्तत् पाण्डवो राजन् यत् पुरा नावबुध्यसे । उच्यमानो महाराज बन्धुभिह्ितकाडुक्षिभि:
tīrṇas tat pāṇḍavo rājan yat purā nāvabudhyase | ucyamāno mahārāja bandhubhir hitakāṅkṣibhiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, the Pāṇḍava has now crossed beyond that very danger which you formerly failed to recognize. Even when he was being warned, O great king, by his kinsmen who sought his welfare, you did not understand.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must recognize danger in time and heed well-intentioned counsel. Ignoring the warnings of sincere well-wishers leads to preventable harm and later regret, while the one who acts rightly can ‘cross over’ the crisis.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, pointing out that the Pāṇḍava has already overcome a peril that the king failed to foresee. He reminds the king that earlier admonitions from well-meaning relatives were not understood or accepted.