Shloka 1
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ह श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३६६ “लोक हैं।] जी श््न बाग द्विषष्टितमो5 ध्याय: धृष्टद्युम्न और शल्य आदि दोनों पक्षके वीरोंका युद्ध तथा भीमसेनके द्वारा गजसेनाका संहार धृतराष्ट उवाच दैवमेव परं मन्ये पौरुषादपि संजय । यत् सैन्यं मम पुत्रस्य पाण्डुसैन्येन बाध्यते
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | daivam eva paraṁ manye pauruṣād api sañjaya | yat sainyaṁ mama putrasya pāṇḍusainyena bādhyate ||
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धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dhṛtarāṣṭra frames the Kauravas’ setback as proof that destiny overrides human effort. Ethically, the verse highlights a common moral evasion in epic politics: attributing consequences to ‘fate’ can obscure personal responsibility for choices that led to war.
As the battle turns against Duryodhana’s forces, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts with anxiety and tells Sañjaya that the Pāṇḍava army is overpowering his son’s army, concluding that fate must be supreme.