Shloka 24
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
अनुमान्य यथाशान्त्र यस्तु युध्येन्महत्तरै: । ध्रुवस्तस्य जयो युद्धे भवेदिति मतिर्मम
anumānya yathāśāstraṁ yas tu yudhyen mahattaraiḥ | dhruvas tasya jayo yuddhe bhaved iti matir mama ||
“ஆனால் சாஸ்திர விதிப்படி மதிப்பிற்குரிய பெரியோரின் அனுமதி பெற்று போரிடுபவனுக்கு, அந்தப் போரில் வெற்றி நிச்சயம்—இதுவே என் கருத்து.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is linked to dharmic procedure: acting in accordance with śāstra and with the sanction of respected elders is presented as a decisive ethical and auspicious condition for success in war.
Sañjaya offers his reflective assessment about the conduct of warfare, stating to the listener that a combatant who fights only after proper authorization from venerable superiors, as prescribed by śāstra, can be regarded as certain to prevail.