Shloka 3
संजय उवाच अवाप्य वसुसम्पूर्णा वसुधां वसुधाधिप । प्रत्राज्य पाण्डवान् राज्याद राजन् किमनुशोचसि
sañjaya uvāca | avāpya vasusampūrṇāṃ vasudhāṃ vasudhādhipa | pradrājya pāṇḍavān rājyād rājan kim anuśocasi ||
سنجے نے کہا—اے زمین کے مالک! دولت و جواہرات سے بھرپور یہ سلطنت پا کر، اور پانڈوؤں کو راج سے نکال کر، اے راجا! اب آپ کس بات پر غمگین ہیں؟
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Material success gained by wrongdoing does not remove inner sorrow; conscience and the fear of consequences persist. Sañjaya’s pointed question highlights that adharma cannot produce lasting contentment, even when it yields wealth and power.
Sañjaya addresses King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, noting that he has secured a wealth-filled kingdom and has had the Pāṇḍavas expelled from their realm; yet Dhṛtarāṣṭra remains grief-stricken. The verse frames Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s lament as inconsistent with his outward ‘victory’ and hints at the moral cost of the act.