Shloka 33
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णस्य भीष्मसैन्धवयोरपि । गमयिष्यामि पञ्चालान् पदवीमद्य दुर्गमाम्,“आज पांचालोंको दुर्योधन, कर्ण, भीष्म तथा जयद्रथके दुर्गम मार्गपर भेजकर छोड़ूँगा
duryodhanasya karṇasya bhīṣmasaindhavayor api | gamayiṣyāmi pañcālān padavīm adya durgamām ||
آج میں پانچالوں کو اسی دشوار گزار راہ پر روانہ کروں گا—وہی راہ جس پر دُریودھن، کرن، بھیشم اور سَیندھو (جےدرَتھ) بھی گئے تھے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, leaders may speak of ‘sending’ others toward a perilous destiny, revealing the ethical collapse that accompanies vengeance and triumphalism. It implicitly warns that glory-seeking and retaliation can turn human lives into instruments, pushing communities toward the same ruin that consumed famed heroes.
Sañjaya reports a declaration of intent: the Pāñcālas are to be driven onto a ‘difficult path,’ likened to the path already associated with major Kaurava champions—Duryodhana, Karṇa, Bhīṣma, and Jayadratha—suggesting the Pāñcālas are being led toward destruction in the continuing aftermath of the Kurukṣetra war.