Mahabharata 7.188.19 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 188, Shloka 19
नैव ते न वयं राजन प्राज्ञासिष्म परस्परम्
naiva te na vayaṁ rājan prājñāsiṣma parasparam
Sañjaya nói: “Tâu Đại vương, cả bệ hạ lẫn chúng thần đều chẳng thực sự hiểu nhau.”
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The verse highlights the ethical cost of failed communication and self-knowledge: when rulers and advisers do not truly understand one another, counsel becomes ineffective and responsibility for ensuing harm is shared.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and admits a mutual lack of understanding between them, framing the unfolding events of the war as connected to misjudgment and missed counsel.
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