Shloka 9
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Sañjaya’s Report on the Pandavas’ Coalition
Kāmyaka Context
द्रोणकर्णो प्रतीयातां यदि भीष्मो5पि वा रणे | महान् स्यात् संशयो लोके तत्र पश्यामि नो जयम्,द्रोण और कर्ण उस अर्जुनका सामना कर सकते हैं। भीष्म भी युद्धमें उनसे लोहा ले सकते हैं; परंतु तो भी मेरे मनमें महान् संशय ही बना हुआ है। मुझे इस लोकमें अपने पक्षकी जीत नहीं दिखायी देती
d्रोṇakarṇau pratīyātāṃ yadi bhīṣmo 'pi vā raṇe | mahān syāt saṃśayo loke tatra paśyāmi no jayam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Even if Droṇa and Karṇa were to confront him, and even Bhīṣma too in battle, a great doubt would still remain in the world. In that situation I do not see victory for our side.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the presence of the greatest warriors does not guarantee success; moral and strategic confidence can collapse when the opponent’s prowess (and the larger course of destiny) makes victory uncertain.
Vaiśampāyana comments on a war-scenario: despite imagining Droṇa, Karṇa, and even Bhīṣma confronting the opponent in battle, he foresees deep public uncertainty and does not perceive victory for his own side.