Shloka 15
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु सर्वेषु मधुसूदन । पराभवस्य तल्लिड्भरमिति प्राहुर्मनीषिण:,“मधुसूदन! दुर्योधनकी समस्त सेनाओंमें ये बातें पायी जाती हैं। मनीषी पुरुष इन्हें पराजयका लक्षण कहते हैं
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu sarveṣu madhusūdana | parābhavasya talliṅga-bharam iti prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ ||
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु सर्वेषु मधुसूदन। पराभवस्य तल्लिङ्गभरमिति प्राहुर्मनीषिणः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a cause is rooted in adharma, its consequences manifest not only in moral decline but also in visible instability—‘signs’ that the wise interpret as the approach of defeat. The verse frames discernment (manīṣā) as reading ethical reality through its outward symptoms.
Sañjaya reports to Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Madhusūdana) that across the Kaurava forces there are widespread indications of impending loss, and that experienced observers regard these as clear marks of coming defeat.