Shloka 21
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
दिष्टया जयसि कौन्तेय दिष्ट्या ते शत्रवो जिता: । दिष्ट्या गाण्डीवधन्वा च भीमसेनश्नू पाण्डव:
diṣṭyā jayasi kaunteya diṣṭyā te śatravo jitāḥ | diṣṭyā gāṇḍīvadhanvā ca bhīmasenaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
وایو نے کہا—اے کَونتیہ! خوش بختی سے تمہیں فتح نصیب ہوئی؛ خوش بختی سے تمہارے دشمن مغلوب ہوئے۔ خوش بختی سے گاندیو دھاری ارجن اور پانڈو بھیم سین بھی بخیریت ہیں۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that victory and even survival in a righteous yet devastating war are not to be claimed as mere personal triumph; they are to be received with humility as ‘diṣṭi’—a providential favor—especially after widespread destruction.
Vāyu addresses a Pāṇḍava (Kaunteya), congratulating him on victory and the defeat of enemies, and noting that key allies—Arjuna (wielder of Gāṇḍīva) and Bhīmasena—are safe, underscoring the extraordinary fortune of emerging alive from the horrific battle.