Shloka 96
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
एवं सिद्धा<ब्रुवन् वाचो भविष्यति च तत् तथा । तस्मात्त्वं पुरुषव्याप्र पज्चालाञउ्जहि सानुगान्,पुरुषसिंह! सिद्ध पुरुषोंने तुम्हारे विषयमें ऐसी ही बातें कही हैं। वे उसी रूपमें सत्य होंगी। अत: तुम सेवकोंसहित पांचालोंका वध करो
evaṁ siddhā bruvan vāco bhaviṣyati ca tat tathā | tasmāt tvaṁ puruṣavyāghra pāñcālāñ jahi sānugān, puruṣasiṁha ||
Duryodhana berkata: “Demikianlah para siddha telah menuturkan kata-kata tentangmu, dan memang semuanya akan terjadi tepat seperti itu. Maka, wahai harimau di antara manusia, wahai singa di antara manusia—bunuhlah kaum Pāñcāla bersama para pengikut dan pembantu mereka.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how appeals to prophecy or the words of “siddhas” can be used to justify decisive—and ethically fraught—actions in war. It shows the tension between belief in destined outcomes and personal responsibility for violent choices.
Duryodhana urges a leading warrior on his side to act immediately: since perfected beings have foretold certain outcomes regarding him, Duryodhana treats that prediction as assured and commands him to kill the Pāñcāla forces along with their supporters.