Shloka 61
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
सर्वा दिश: सम्पतता रथेन रजोध्वस्तं गाण्डिवेन प्रकृत्तम् । यदा द्रष्टा स्वबलं सम्प्रमूढं तदा पश्चात् तप्स्यति मन्दबुद्धि:
saṃjayā uvāca | sarvā diśaḥ sampatatā rathena rajodhvastaṃ gāṇḍīvena prakṛttam | yadā draṣṭā svabalaṃ sampramūḍhaṃ tadā paścāt tapsyati mandabuddhiḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Apabila putera Dhṛtarāṣṭra yang tumpul akal melihat bala tenteranya sendiri tenggelam dalam kekacauan yang parah—diselubungi debu yang terbang akibat kereta perangkuku meluru ke segenap penjuru, dan dicincang oleh anak panah yang dilepaskan dari busur Gāṇḍīva—maka barulah kemudian dia akan terbakar oleh penyesalan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral blindness and arrogance lead to ruin; insight that comes only after violence has unfolded becomes mere remorse. The verse highlights the ethical cost of rejecting wise counsel and choosing war.
Sanjaya describes the future battlefield outcome: Dhritarashtra’s son will witness his forces overwhelmed—obscured by dust from the chariot’s swift movement and cut down by arrows from the Gāṇḍīva—leading him to regret afterward.