Shloka 8
यस्मै देवा: प्रयच्छन्ति पुरुषाय पराभवम् | बुद्धि तस्यापकर्षन्ति सोडवाचीनानि पश्यति
yasmai devāḥ prayacchanti puruṣāya parābhavam | buddhiṃ tasyāpakarṣanti so ’dva-cīnān(i) paśyati ||
Sañjaya berkata: Apabila para dewa menghendaki kejatuhan seseorang, mereka terlebih dahulu menarik pergi daya pertimbangannya. Tanpa kejernihan budi, dia mula melihat segala-galanya secara terbalik—menganggap yang tidak benar sebagai benar—dan terus berpegang pada khayalan itu ketika kebinasaan semakin mendekat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Downfall begins internally: when discernment (buddhi) is lost, a person misjudges right and wrong, rationalizes adharma as dharma, and becomes unable to correct course—making ruin almost inevitable.
Sañjaya offers a reflective maxim within the Sabha Parva context, explaining how divine intention toward a person’s defeat manifests as the erosion of judgment, leading that person to perceive matters in an inverted, self-destructive way.