Shloka 9
अद्य राजा धृतराष्ट्र: स्वां बुद्धिमवमंस्यते । दुर्योधनमराज्याहँ यया राज्ये5भ्यषेचयत्,“आज राजा धृतराष्ट्र अपनी उस बुद्धिका अनादर करेंगे, जिसके द्वारा उन्होंने राज्यके अनधिकारी दुर्योधनको राजाके पदपर अभिषिक्त कर दिया था
adyā rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ svāṃ buddhim avamaṃsyate | duryodhanam arājyārhaṃ yayā rājye 'bhyasecayat ||
Sañjaya nói: Hôm nay, vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra sẽ khinh ghét chính phán đoán của mình—chính lời khuyên ấy đã khiến ông làm lễ quán đỉnh tôn Duryodhana, kẻ không xứng trị vì, lên ngôi chủ quyền.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s (or elder’s) flawed judgment—especially when it legitimizes an unworthy claimant—creates far-reaching harm; when consequences mature, the same decision becomes a source of remorse. The verse highlights accountability in governance and the ethical weight of endorsing adharma.
Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield events and their implications, predicts Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s inner reversal: he will condemn the very policy by which he installed Duryodhana in power, recognizing that Duryodhana was not fit to rule and that this choice helped precipitate the catastrophe of war.