Shloka 266
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
किमर्थ च भवान् सैन्यं न हनिष्यति मारिष । “मान्यवर! वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण क्यों कौरव-सेनाका निवारण करेंगे और क्यों आप पाण्डव-सेनाका वध नहीं करेंगे?
kimartha ca bhavān sainyaṃ na haniṣyati māriṣa |
सञ्जय उवाच—किमर्थं च भवान् सैन्यं न हनिष्यति, मारिष? वसुदेवनन्दनः श्रीकृष्णः कौरवसैन्यं कुतो निवारयेत्, भवान् च पाण्डवसैन्यं कुतो न हन्यात्?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a righteous war, the impulse to annihilate is questioned; the verse highlights that violence is not merely a matter of capability but must be weighed against dharma, responsibility, and the larger moral order guiding action.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, raises a pointed query about why a respected figure will not proceed to destroy the opposing army, emphasizing uncertainty about motives, strategy, and ethical restraint amid the battle.