Mahabharata 7.116.50 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 50
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
याचितो<सि पुरा राजन् दाशार्हैण शमं प्रति । नच तं लब्धवान् काम॑ त्वत्त: कृष्णो महायशा:
yācito ’si purā rājan dāśārheṇa śamaṃ prati | na ca taṃ labdhavān kāmaṃ tvattaḥ kṛṣṇo mahāyaśāḥ ||
संजय म्हणाला—राजन्, पूर्वी दाशार्हवंशी महायशस्वी श्रीकृष्णांनी शांतिसाठी तुमची विनंती केली होती; पण तुमच्याकडून त्यांची ती इच्छा पूर्ण झाली नाही.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s refusal to accept sincere peace-making efforts—especially when urged by a wise and well-intentioned mediator—creates moral culpability and invites destructive consequences. The verse highlights accountability: the failure of reconciliation is traced to the king’s unwillingness to grant what dharma and prudence demanded.
Sañjaya reminds Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa earlier approached him seeking a peaceful settlement between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, but Dhṛtarāṣṭra (and his side) did not satisfy that request. This recollection frames the ensuing calamities of war as rooted in a missed opportunity for peace.
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