Shloka 2
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
जानन् मां कि महाबाहो सम्मोहयितुमिच्छसि । यो<यं पृथिव्या: कार्त्स्न्येन विनाश: समुपस्थित:
sañjaya uvāca | jānan māṃ ki mahābāho sammohayitum icchasi | yo 'yaṃ pṛthivyāḥ kārtsnyena vināśaḥ samupasthitaḥ |
«មហាបាហូ! ទោះបីជាព្រះអង្គដឹងគ្រប់យ៉ាងក៏ដោយ ហេតុអ្វីបានជាចង់ធ្វើឲ្យខ្ញុំស្រឡាំងកាំង? ការបំផ្លាញដ៏ពេញលេញដែលគ្របដណ្តប់លើផែនដីទាំងមូលនេះ បានមកដល់ជិតហើយ»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between knowledge and manipulation: even when the truth is known, attempts to induce moha (bewilderment) can distort judgment. It also frames the coming catastrophe as a totalizing social collapse, inviting reflection on responsibility amid seemingly inevitable destruction.
Sanjaya addresses a powerful interlocutor (“mahābāho”), questioning why he is being drawn into confusion despite the other’s full knowledge. He points to the imminent, all-encompassing ruin that has arisen over the earth, setting a grave tone for the unfolding conflict.