Shloka 56
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
यदा मन्द: परबाणान् विमुक्तान् ममेषुभिह्ठियमाणान् प्रतीपम् । तिर्यग्विध्याच्छिद्यमानान् पृषत्कै- स्तदा युद्ध धार्तराष्ट्रोडन्वतप्स्यत्
yadā mandaḥ parabāṇān vimuktān mameṣubhiḥ pratīpaṃ nivāryamāṇān | tiryag vidhyāc chidyamānān pṛṣatkaiḥ tadā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭro ’nutapsyati ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dalam perang, anak-anak panah yang dilepaskan para pahlawan lain akan ditahan oleh anak panahku lalu dipukul kembali. Dan anak panahku yang lain akan menikam melintang, memotong hujan panah musuh hingga berkecai. Apabila si dungu Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) melihat semuanya itu, dia akan menyesal dengan pahit kerana telah mencetuskan perang ini.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arrogant aggression in adharma leads to foreseeable suffering: when one initiates war out of pride and misjudgment, the inevitable sight of destruction and defeat becomes the cause of intense remorse.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield scenario in which a warrior’s superior archery repels and shatters the enemy’s arrows; witnessing this, Duryodhana (Dhārtarāṣṭra) is predicted to feel deep regret for having started the conflict.