Shloka 25
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
प्राज्लस्थ मूढस्य च जीवितान्ते नास्ति प्रमोक्षो5न्तकसत्कृतस्य । अतो विद्वन्नभियास्यामि पार्थान् दिष्टं न शक््यं व्यतिवर्तितुं वै
sañjaya uvāca |
prājlasta mūḍhasya ca jīvitānte nāsti pramokṣo ’ntakasatkṛtasya |
ato vidvann abhiyāsyāmi pārthān diṣṭaṃ na śakyaṃ vyativartituṃ vai ||
三阇耶说道：“无论智者抑或愚迷之人，当生命走到尽头，皆无从逃脱死神——安多迦（Antaka），他按各自之分受纳众生。故而，哦，博学者，我必将进军讨伐帕尔塔诸子（昆蒂之子）。诚然，命运所定者，终不可违。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses the inevitability of death and the inescapability of what is ordained (diṣṭa). It frames human effort—wise or foolish—as ultimately unable to overturn the final decree of mortality and destiny.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s resolve to advance against the Pāṇḍavas (the Pārthas), justifying the decision by appealing to fate: since death and destiny cannot be avoided, he will proceed with the attack.