Shloka 66
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
हत्वा कुरून् महाजन्ये राज्यं प्राप्प धनंजय: । भ्रातृभि: सह कौन्तेयस्त्रीन् मेधानाहरिष्यति
hatvā kurūn mahājanye rājyaṃ prāpya dhanaṃjayaḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaunteyas trīn medhān āhariṣyati ||
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਮਹਾਂ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੌਰਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਧਨੰਜਯ ਰਾਜ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੇਗਾ। ਫਿਰ ਕੁੰਤੀਪੁੱਤਰ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਭਰਾਵਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਤਿੰਨ ਅਸ਼ਵਮੇਧ ਯੱਗ ਕਰੇਗਾ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the catastrophic war within a dharmic arc: the kṣatriya’s violent duty culminates in the recovery of rightful sovereignty and is followed by Vedic royal rites (Aśvamedha), symbolizing the re-establishment of social and cosmic order.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a prophetic declaration about Arjuna: he will defeat the Kurus in the great war, secure the kingdom, and later—together with his brothers—undertake three major sacrificial performances (understood as Aśvamedhas).