Shloka 1
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — इरावान्-आवन्त्ययोः युद्धम्, घटोत्कच-भगदत्त-संघर्षः, मद्रेश्वर-विक्षेपः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Irāvān vs the Avanti princes; Ghaṭotkaca vs Bhagadatta; Śalya checked by the Mādrī twins
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें छठे दिनके युद्धका आरम्भविषयक पचद्तत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ७५ ॥ अपना छा | अप्-#-#र+ षट्सप्ततितमो<ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रकी चिन्ता धृतराष्ट्र रवाच एवं बहुगुणं सैन्यमेवं बहुविध॑ पुरा । व्यूढमेवं यथाशास्त्रममोघं चैव संजय
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | evaṁ bahuguṇaṁ sainyam evaṁ bahuvidhaṁ purā | vyūḍham evaṁ yathāśāstram amoghaṁ caiva sañjaya ||
持国王说道：“三阇耶，如此我军具备诸多强势——部件繁多，组织多样；又依兵书之法布列成阵，因此在夺取胜利之事上，不应落得徒然无功。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a common ethical tension in the Mahābhārata: confidence in material strength, numbers, and correct technique (śāstra-based strategy) can create the illusion of guaranteed success, yet the epic repeatedly tests such certainty against dharma, leadership quality, and the moral consequences of one’s cause.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra responds to Sañjaya’s descriptions by asserting that the Kaurava forces are well-equipped and properly arranged in battle formation according to established rules, and he concludes that such an army should be ‘amogha’—unlikely to fail in achieving victory.