Shloka 316
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
कथं दुर्योधनो5स्माभिहीत इत्यनपत्रपा: | “नरेश्वर! क्या वे समस्त पाण्डव भी निर्लज्ज होकर लोगोंके सामने कह सकेंगे कि “हमने दुर्योधनको किस प्रकार मारा था?”
kathaṁ duryodhano ’smābhir hīta iti anapatrapāḥ |
సంజయుడు చెప్పెను—“నరేశ్వరా! ఆ పాండవులు నిర్లజ్జులై ప్రజల ముందర ‘మేము దుర్యోధనుని ఎలా చంపాము’ అని ఎలా చెప్పగలరు?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of public conscience in dharma: even in war, actions must withstand moral scrutiny. Sañjaya frames Duryodhana’s death as something that invites shame, implying that victory gained through questionable means cannot be spoken of proudly before society.
In the aftermath of the great war, Sañjaya reflects on the manner of Duryodhana’s killing and suggests that the Pāṇḍavas would be hard-pressed to describe it openly without disgrace. The remark points to controversy surrounding the circumstances of Duryodhana’s defeat.