Shloka 163
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
ममापराधात् तत् सर्वमनुज्ञातं च कौरवै: । धृतराष्ट्र बोले--मित्रो! आपलोगोंको यह मालूम ही है कि कौरववंशका विनाश किस प्रकार हुआ है। समस्त कौरव इस बातको जानते हैं कि मेरे ही अपराधसे सारा अनर्थ हुआ है
mamāparādhāt tat sarvam anujñātaṃ ca kauravaiḥ |
持国说道：“这一切皆因我之过而起——而诸拘卢（Kaurava）亦曾默许并赞同。”在这番忏白中，他承担了这场浩劫的道德责任，同时也承认其族裔的集体共犯：任由非达摩（adharma）不受约束地蔓延。
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma is sustained not only by the principal wrongdoer but also by those who permit it; ethical collapse arises from personal failure in leadership and collective assent, and its consequences become unavoidable.
In the aftermath of the great destruction, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks in a tone of remorse, admitting that the calamity occurred due to his own fault, while noting that the Kauravas too consented to the course of events.