Shloka 6
न त्वहं युद्धमिच्छामि नैतदिच्छति बाह्विकः । न च भीष्मो न च द्रोणो नाश्वृत्थामा न संजय:,देखो, न तो मैं युद्ध करना चाहता हूँ, न बाह्नीक इसकी इच्छा रखते हैं और न भीष्म, द्रोण, अश्वत्थामा, संजय, सोमदत्त, शल तथा कृपाचार्य ही युद्ध करना चाहते हैं। सत्यव्रत, पुरुमित्र, जय और भूरिश्रवा भी युद्धके पक्षमें नहीं हैं
na tv ahaṁ yuddham icchāmi naitad icchati bāhvikaḥ | na ca bhīṣmo na ca droṇo nāśvatthāmā na sañjayaḥ ||
ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ— ଦେଖ, ମୁଁ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଚାହୁଁନି; ବାହ୍ଲିକ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହା ଚାହୁଁନି। ଭୀଷ୍ମ ନୁହେଁ, ଦ୍ରୋଣ ନୁହେଁ, ଅଶ୍ୱତ୍ଥାମା ନୁହେଁ, ସଞ୍ଜୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ— କେହି ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁନାହାନ୍ତି।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral complexity of war: even respected elders and advisors may be inwardly unwilling, yet events can still move toward violence when leadership fails to restrain injustice and when collective responsibility is evaded. It hints at the ethical burden of a ruler whose personal reluctance is insufficient without decisive dharmic action.
In Udyoga Parva, as negotiations and preparations intensify before the Kurukṣetra war, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks to Sañjaya, expressing that he—and several prominent Kuru figures—do not desire war, signaling anxiety and the looming inevitability of conflict despite stated reluctance.