Shloka 63
Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)
दुर्योधन: शान्तनवं किं तदा प्रत्यपद्यत | संजय! जब दुर्योधनने शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मको अस्ताचलगामी सूर्यकी भाँति पृथ्वीपर पड़ा देखा, तब उसने क्या सोचा? ।। ६२ है || नाहं स्वेषां परेषां वा बुद्धथा संजय चिन्तयन्
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | duryodhanaḥ śāntanavaṃ kiṃ tadā pratyapadyata | saṃjaya! yadā duryodhanena śāntanunandanaḥ bhīṣmaḥ astācalagāmī sūrya iva pṛthivyāṃ patitaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ, tadā sa kim acintayat | na ahaṃ sveṣāṃ pareṣāṃ vā buddhyā saṃjaya cintayan |
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「サンジャヤよ、ドゥルヨーダナが、シャンタヌの子ビーシュマが西の山へ沈む太陽のように大地に倒れているのを見たとき、彼は何を思ったのか。私は、サンジャヤよ、自らの理解で思い巡らしても、わが子らの心にも敵の心にも何があったのか見定められぬ。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of partial, self-interested judgment in times of crisis: Dhṛtarāṣṭra admits he cannot truly grasp the intentions of either side. Ethically, it points to how attachment and inner blindness (especially in a ruler) obstruct clear discernment of dharma amid war.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions Sañjaya about Duryodhana’s inner response after seeing Bhīṣma—pillar of the Kuru forces—lying on the ground, compared to the sun setting. The image signals a turning point in the battle and foreshadows a shift in morale and strategy.