Shloka 35
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
एष नो विजये मूलमेष तात विपर्यये । अत्र प्राणाश्न राज्यं च भावाभावौ सुखासुखे,तात! ये भगवान् ही हमारी विजय अथवा पराजयके मूल कारण हैं। हमारे प्राण, राज्य, भाव, अभाव तथा सुख और दु:ख इन्हींपर अवलम्बित हैं
eṣa no vijaye mūlam eṣa tāta viparyaye | atra prāṇāś ca rājyaṃ ca bhāvābhāvau sukhāsukhe, tāta ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Mahal kong kaibigan, siya ang pinakaugat ng ating tagumpay—at gayundin ng ating pagbagsak. Sa kanya nakasalalay ang ating buhay at kaharian, ang ating pakinabang at kawalan, ang ating ligaya at dalamhati.”
युधिषछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira frames victory and defeat as ultimately grounded in a higher determining principle—so one should act with dharma and humility, recognizing that outcomes (life, kingdom, gain/loss, joy/sorrow) are not fully under personal control.
In the tense pre-war deliberations of the Udyoga Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the decisive factor behind the coming conflict’s outcome, emphasizing that the fate of the Pāṇḍavas—life, sovereignty, and emotional fortunes—rests upon that paramount figure/power.