Shloka 18
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
न तादृशं रणे कर्म कृतवन्तस्तु तावका:
na tādṛśaṃ raṇe karma kṛtavantastu tāvakāḥ
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನಿನ್ನ ಯೋಧರು ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಥ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಅಂಥ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರೂ ತೋರಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary outcomes in war arise from exceptional action—skill, resolve, and disciplined conduct—rather than from mere affiliation or force of numbers; Sañjaya’s comparison implicitly critiques complacency and highlights the ethical weight of purposeful action (karma) in a dharmic narrative.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, contrasting a remarkable exploit on the battlefield with the performance of the Kaurava forces, stating that ‘your side’ did not accomplish anything comparable in that moment.