Shloka 31
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
पाण्डवाश्षापि ते सर्वे कि वक्ष्यन्ति नराधिप
Pāṇḍavāś cāpi te sarve kiṁ vakṣyanti narādhipa?
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “และข้าแต่มหาราช! เหล่าปาณฑพทั้งปวงนั้นจักกล่าวสิ่งใดแก่ท่านเล่า?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral accountability after violence: a ruler must face not only outcomes but also the judgment and response of those harmed—here, the surviving Pāṇḍavas—underscoring the ethical weight of decisions made in war.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, anticipating the Pāṇḍavas’ response in the wake of the night massacre described in the Sauptika Parva, and presses the king to consider how the victors and survivors will speak and react.