Shloka 6
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
ते क्षत्रिया दहामानास्त्रिभिस्तै: पावकोपमै: । जम्मुर्विनाशं समरे राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव
te kṣatriyā dahyamānās tribhis tais pāvakopamaiḥ | jagmur vināśaṃ samare rājan durmantrite tava ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang mga mandirigmang kṣatriya, na sinusunog ng tatlong bayani—nagniningas na parang apoy—ay napapahamak sa larangan ng digmaan. O Hari, ang kapahamakan na ito ay bunga ng iyong masamang payo at maling pamamalakad.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Leadership carries moral accountability: when a ruler embraces durmantra (bad counsel) and sustains unjust policy, the resulting violence and loss are not merely ‘war’s fate’ but an ethical consequence attributable to that choice.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that kṣatriya fighters are being devastated in battle by three exceptionally powerful warriors, likened to fire; he then directly blames the unfolding ruin on the king’s misguided counsel.