Shloka 4
धृतराष्ट्र रवाच अशोच्यत्वं कुतस्तेषां येषां वैरं भविष्यति । पाण्डवैर्युद्धशौण्डैर्हि बलवद्धिर्महारथै:
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca: aśocyatvaṃ kutaḥ teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ vairaṃ bhaviṣyati | pāṇḍavair yuddhaśauṇḍair hi balavaddhir mahārathaiḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Bagaimana mungkin orang-orang itu bebas daripada dukacita—mereka yang ditakdirkan menanggung permusuhan dengan para Pāṇḍava, para maharatha yang gagah dan teruji di medan perang? Menentang pahlawan sedemikian tidak mungkin tidak membawa kesedihan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hostility toward powerful and righteous opponents predictably yields suffering; Dhṛtarāṣṭra recognizes the moral-psychological consequence that choosing enmity against formidable warriors leads to inevitable grief.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the looming conflict: anyone who becomes an enemy of the mighty, war-skilled Pāṇḍavas cannot remain untroubled. The line conveys his apprehension about the consequences of antagonizing them.