Shloka 15
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
संजय उवाच शृणु राजन्नवहित: श्रुत्वा चैवावधारय । नैव मन्त्रकृतं किंचिन्नैव मायां तथाविधाम्
sañjaya uvāca | śṛṇu rājann avahitaḥ śrutvā caivāvadhāraya | naiva mantrakṛtaṃ kiñcin naiva māyāṃ tathāvidhām |
三阇耶说道：“大王，请专心聆听；听毕之后，当自思自断。般度诸子并无咒术所成之力，也不施那等惑人的妖幻。其强盛与王之败北，皆由别的缘由而起，并非凭借隐秘邪术。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sañjaya urges the king to face reality with clear judgment: victory and defeat in the war are not to be explained away as sorcery or secret spells, but understood through genuine causes such as merit, strategy, leadership, and dharma.
In his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sañjaya asks the king to listen attentively and to conclude for himself that the Pāṇḍavas are not relying on mantras or magical deception; the reasons for the Kauravas’ setbacks lie elsewhere.