Shloka 9
विनष्टा: पाण्डवा: कृष्णे शाश्वतं नरकं॑ गता: । पतिमन्यं वृणीष्वेति वर्देस्त्वं गजगामिनीम्
vinaṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kṛṣṇe śāśvataṁ narakaṁ gatāḥ | patim anyaṁ vṛṇīṣveti varde stvaṁ gajagāminīm ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), nalipol na ang mga Pāṇḍava at napunta sa walang-hanggang impiyerno. Kaya pumili ka ng ibang asawa—iyan ang sabi ni Vṛddha (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) sa iyo, o babaeng ang lakad ay gaya ng elepante.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of using despair and false certainty as a weapon: declaring opponents “destroyed” and urging a virtuous person to abandon rightful bonds tests steadfastness (dharma) under psychological pressure.
Sañjaya reports a message addressed to Draupadī: it claims the Pāṇḍavas have perished and gone to hell, and urges her to choose another husband—an attempt to break morale and undermine her loyalty amid the chaos of war.