Shloka 13
अज्ञाप्य पृथिवीं सर्वा स्थित्वा मूर्थ्नि च संजय । कथमद्य भविष्यामि प्रेष्यभूतो दुरन्तकृत्
ājñāpya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ sthitvā mūrdhni ca sañjaya | katham adya bhaviṣyāmi preṣyabhūto durantakṛt ||
サンジャヤは言った。「全地に命を下し、他者の頭上に足を置いて立ったこの私が、取り返しのつかぬ業をなしたのち、今日いかにして——ただの使い走りにまで落ちぶれ——生きるというのか。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and domination are unstable foundations: actions done in arrogance and cruelty can swiftly invert one’s status, turning a ruler into a dependent. The verse highlights moral causality—harmful deeds create consequences that are difficult to reverse.
In the aftermath of catastrophic events, the speaker reflects on a reversal of fortune: once commanding the whole realm and humiliating others, he now foresees being forced into servitude or menial dependence, recognizing the weight of his own irreversible actions.