Shloka 67
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
निहता: समरे शूरा: पाण्डवैर्बलवत्तरा: । किमन्यद् दैवसंयोगान्मन्यसे पुरुषाधम
nihatāḥ samare śūrāḥ pāṇḍavair balavattarāḥ | kim anyad daivasaṃyogān manyase puruṣādhama ||
सञ्जय उवाच—निहताः समरे शूराः पाण्डवैर्बलवत्तराः। किमन्यद् दैवसंयोगान्मन्यसे पुरुषाधम॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames unexpected outcomes in war—where the seemingly stronger are defeated by the weaker—as evidence of daiva (fate/providence). It highlights the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between human effort and a larger moral-cosmic order that can overturn mere strength.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that powerful warriors have fallen at the hands of the Pāṇḍavas. He attributes this reversal to daivasaṃyoga—an alignment of fate—while sharply rebuking the listener with the address “puruṣādhama.”