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sañjaya uvāca
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ
vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanas tadā
ācāryam upasaṅgamya
rājā vacanam abravīt

Synonyms

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya sagde; dṛṣṭvā — efter at have set; tu — men; pāṇḍava-anīkam — Pāṇḍavaernes soldater; vyūḍham — opstillet i militær slagorden; duryodhanaḥ — Kong Duryodhana; tadā — på det tidspunkt; ācāryam — læreren; upasaṅgamya — idet han nærmede sig; rājā — kongen; vacanam — ordene; abravīt — talte.

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya said; dṛṣṭvā — after seeing; tu — but; pāṇḍava-anīkam — the soldiers of the Pāṇḍavas; vyūḍham — arranged in a military phalanx; duryodhanaḥ — King Duryodhana; tadā — at that time; ācāryam — the teacher; upasaṅgamya — approaching; rājā — the king; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke.

Translation

Sañjaya sagde: O Konge, efter at have skuet over hæren, der var opstillet af Pāṇḍus sønner i militær slagorden, gik Kong Duryodhana til sin lærer og talte følgende ord.

Sañjaya said: O King, after looking over the army arranged in military formation by the sons of Pāṇḍu, King Duryodhana went to his teacher and spoke the following words.

Purport

FORKLARING: Dhṛtarāṣṭra var blind fra fødslen af. Desværre var han også blottet for åndeligt syn. Han vidste udmærket, at hans sønner var lige så blinde med hensyn til religion, og han var således overbevist om, at de aldrig ville komme overens med Pāṇḍavaerne, der alle var fromme fra fødslen af. Han var dog stadig urolig over, hvilken indflydelse pilgrimsstedet ville have på dem, og Sañjaya forstod godt hans motiv til at forhøre sig om situationen på slagmarken. Sañjaya ville derfor gerne opmuntre den mismodige konge og forsikre ham om, at hans sønner intet kompromis ville indgå under indflydelse af det hellige sted. Derfor fortalte Sañjaya kongen, at efter at have set Pāṇḍavaernes militære styrker gik hans søn Duryodhana med det samme til den øverstbefalende, Droṇācārya, for at underrette ham om situationen. Skønt Duryodhana blev tiltalt som konge, var han på grund af situationens alvor alligevel nødt til at henvende sig til den øverstbefalende. Han var derfor ganske kvalificeret til at være politiker. Men Duryodhanas diplomatiske fernis kunne ikke skjule den frygt, han følte, da han så Pāṇḍava-brødrenes militære opstilling.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra was blind from birth. Unfortunately, he was also bereft of spiritual vision. He knew very well that his sons were equally blind in the matter of religion, and he was sure that they could never reach an understanding with the Pāṇḍavas, who were all pious since birth. Still he was doubtful about the influence of the place of pilgrimage, and Sañjaya could understand his motive in asking about the situation on the battlefield. Sañjaya wanted, therefore, to encourage the despondent king and thus assured him that his sons were not going to make any sort of compromise under the influence of the holy place. Sañjaya therefore informed the king that his son, Duryodhana, after seeing the military force of the Pāṇḍavas, at once went to the commander in chief, Droṇācārya, to inform him of the real position. Although Duryodhana is mentioned as the king, he still had to go to the commander on account of the seriousness of the situation. He was therefore quite fit to be a politician. But Duryodhana’s diplomatic veneer could not disguise the fear he felt when he saw the military arrangement of the Pāṇḍavas.