Shloka 9
भीष्मपतनविषये धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रश्नाः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Questions on Bhīṣma’s Fall
व्युत्थितोत्पत्तिविज्ञानमाकाशे च गति: शुभा । अस्त्रेरसंगो युद्धेषु वरदानान्महात्मन:
sañjaya uvāca | vyutthitotpattivijñānam ākāśe ca gatiḥ śubhā | astre ’rasaṅgo yuddheṣu varadān mahātmanaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“承那位大德圣者之赐，我获得了洞察众生兴起与本源的明辨之智，并得吉祥之力，能行于虚空；而在战阵之中，诸般兵刃既不附着于我，也不能伤我。今我先稽首礼敬那位睿智的毗耶娑——波罗沙罗之子——正因其恩泽，这些非凡的赐予方得成就；于是，大王，我将如实为你开讲这场最为奇绝、令人毛骨悚然的婆罗多之战。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds the ethical reliability of the war narrative in humility and lineage of wisdom: Sañjaya attributes his extraordinary perception and protection not to personal merit but to Vyāsa’s boon, and begins by offering reverence to the sage. It models accountability in speech—true reporting should acknowledge its source and limits.
Sañjaya explains to the king that he possesses special powers—knowledge of origins, movement through the sky, and immunity from weapons in battle—granted by the great sage Vyāsa. After saluting Vyāsa, he formally commences his detailed description of the astonishing Bharata war as it unfolded.