Shloka 38
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
तदा<5<सीत् तुमुल॑ युद्ध पुनरेव जयैषिणाम् । तावकानां परेषां च राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव
tadā sīt tumulaṁ yuddhaṁ punar eva jayaiṣiṇām | tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca rājan durmantrite tava ||
三阇耶说道：于是，大王啊，你方与敌方诸军皆怀胜愿，战火再度轰然燃起，厮杀喧腾不已——而这场再起的兵戈，正是你误听谬谋所结的苦果。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores political and ethical responsibility: a ruler’s flawed counsel and decisions (durmantra) can ignite renewed violence, making war not merely a clash of arms but a consequence of moral and strategic failure at the level of leadership.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the fighting has erupted again with great intensity, as both sides—your troops and the enemy’s—press forward seeking victory; he pointedly frames this renewed carnage as the result of the king’s ill-advised policy.