Shloka 24
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
स त्वं भुड़क्ष्य महाराज सपुत्र: ससुहृज्जन: । नावबुध्यसि यद् राजन् वार्यमाण: सुहृज्जनै:
sa tvaṁ bhokṣyase mahārāja saputraḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ | nāvabudhyasi yad rājan vāryamāṇaḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Maka, wahai Raja Agung, engkau akan menanggung akibatnya—bersama putera-puteramu dan para sahabat yang benar-benar menginginkan kebaikanmu—kerana, wahai raja, engkau tidak juga mengerti walaupun telah ditahan dan diperingatkan oleh mereka yang tulus menyayangimu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignoring the restraint and advice of genuine well-wishers leads to inevitable suffering; a ruler must heed ethical counsel, or he and his dependents will bear the fruits of wrongdoing.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, warning that because the king has not understood or accepted the dissuasion offered by his well-wishers, he will now have to face the outcomes of the unfolding conflict along with his sons and allies.