Shloka 35
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
वृद्धौ विराटद्रुपदौ महारथौ पृथक् चमूभ्यामभिवर्तमानौ । यदा द्रष्टारी धार्तराष्ट्रानू ससैन्यां- स्तदा युद्ध धार्तराष्ट्रोडन्वतप्स्यत्
sañjaya uvāca |
vr̥ddhau virāṭa-drupadau mahārathau pr̥thak camūbhyām abhivartamānau |
yadā draṣṭārau dhārtarāṣṭrān sa-sainyān tadā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭro ’nutapsyate ||
サञ्जयは言った。「老いた大車戦士、ヴィラータ王とドルパダが、それぞれの軍を率いて進み、ドリタラーシュトラの子らとその兵に視線を投げかけるとき、戦のただ中でドリタラーシュトラの王子（ドゥルヨーダナ）は悔恨に捕らえられる――正法（ダルマ）ではなく侵略を選んだ報いを、あまりに遅れて悟るがゆえに。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores moral causality in politics and war: aggressive choices that violate dharma may appear powerful at first, but when righteous allies unite and consequences become unavoidable, the wrongdoer is driven to remorse. It highlights foresight and restraint as ethical necessities for rulers.
Sanjaya foretells to Dhritarashtra that Virata and Drupada—elder, renowned warriors allied with the Pandavas—will advance with their own armies and confront the Kauravas. At that moment, Duryodhana will regret having pushed the conflict toward war.