Shloka 7
Adhyāya 17 — Gandhārī’s Vilāpa at Duryodhana’s Body (स्त्रीपर्व, अध्याय १७)
इत्युक्ते जानती सर्वमहं स्वव्यसनागमम् । अब्रवं पुरुषव्यापत्र यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:,'पुरुषसिंह श्रीकृष्ण! उसके ऐसा कहनेपर मैं यह सब जानती थी कि मुझपर बड़ा भारी संकट आनेवाला है, तथापि मैंने उससे यही कहा--'जहाँ धर्म है, वहीं विजय है!
ity ukte jānati sarvam ahaṃ svavyasanāgamam | abravaṃ puruṣavyāghra yato dharmas tato jayaḥ ||
他如此说罢，尽管我早已明白一切——一场巨大的灾厄即将降临于我——我仍回答道：“噫，众人之虎！凡有法（dharma）所立之处，必有胜利。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a moral axiom central to the Mahābhārata: victory is ultimately aligned with dharma—right order, justice, and rightful duty—rather than mere power or strategy.
The speaker says that despite foreseeing an impending personal calamity, she responds to the addressed hero with a principled declaration: the side grounded in dharma is the side destined for true victory.