Shloka 5
Saṃjaya’s Warning to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Accountability, Alliance-Shift, and the Pāṇḍava Strategic Edge
इदं जितमिदं लब्धमिति श्रुत्वा पराजितान् । द्यूतकाले महाराज स्मयसे सम कुमारवत्
idaṁ jitam idaṁ labdham iti śrutvā parājitān | dyūtakāle mahārāja smayase sama kumāravat ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ମହାରାଜ! ଦ୍ୟୁତକ୍ରୀଡା ସମୟରେ ଆପଣ ନିଜ ପୁଅମାନଙ୍କ ମୁଖରୁ ‘ଏହା ଜିତିଲୁ, ଏହା ପାଇଲୁ’ ବୋଲି ଶୁଣି, ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ପରାଜିତ ହେଉଥିବା ଦେଖି, ଶିଶୁ ପରି ହସୁଥିଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse censures a ruler’s childish delight in unjust gain: rejoicing at others’ defeat—especially through gambling—reveals attachment and moral blindness, undermining dharma and responsible kingship.
Sañjaya reminds Dhṛtarāṣṭra of the dice-game: as the Kauravas announced their winnings and the Pāṇḍavas’ loss, the king smiled like a child—an implicit rebuke of his complicity and partiality.