Shloka 34
विषहेरन् महायुद्धे कृतं ते तन्महादभुतम् । न ते जानामि यत् कार्य नाभिजानामि काड्क्षितम्
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | viṣaherān mahāyuddhe kṛtaṃ te tan mahādbhūtam | na te jānāmi yat kāryaṃ nābhijānāmi kāṅkṣitam ||
یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا— عظیم جنگ میں تم نے جو کچھ سہا، وہ واقعی نہایت حیرت انگیز ہے۔ مگر میں نہیں جانتا کہ تمہارا مقصد کیا ہے، نہ ہی میں سمجھ پاتا ہوں کہ تم کیا چاہتے ہو۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic concern with intention (kārya, kāṅkṣita) behind extraordinary deeds: endurance and prowess in war may be admirable, but ethical judgment requires clarity about purpose and desired outcome.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses someone whose conduct in a great battle has been remarkable, expressing amazement while also confessing uncertainty about that person’s plan—what action they are undertaking and what goal they seek.