Shloka 31
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
ध्रुवी जय: पाण्डवानामिति मे निश्चिता मति: । तथा हाभिनिवेशो<यं वासुदेवस्य भारत,'मेरा निश्चित विश्वास है कि इस युद्धमें पाण्डवोंकी अवश्य विजय होगी। भारत! श्रीकृष्णका भी ऐसा दृढ़ संकल्प है
dhruvī jayaḥ pāṇḍavānām iti me niścitā matiḥ | tathā hābhiniveśo 'yaṃ vāsudevasya bhārata |
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പാണ്ഡവർക്കു വിജയം ധ്രുവം; ഇതാണ് എന്റെ നിശ്ചിതമതി. ഹേ ഭാരതാ! വാസുദേവൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനും ഇതേ ദൃഢനിശ്ചയം തന്നെയാണ്.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts moral and strategic certainty: when a cause is aligned with dharma and supported by Kṛṣṇa’s unwavering resolve, victory is portrayed as assured. It highlights the ethical idea that steadfast commitment to righteousness, reinforced by wise/divine guidance, leads to rightful success.
Within the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparation context, the narrator Vaiśampāyana states his settled conviction that the Pāṇḍavas will win the coming conflict, and adds that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) shares the same firm determination—foreshadowing the outcome and emphasizing Kṛṣṇa’s decisive support.