TEXT 2

Devanagari

सञ्जय उवाच
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा ।
आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २ ॥

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

Synonyms

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.

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya ütles; dṛṣṭvā — olles näinud; tu — aga; pāṇḍava- anīkam — Pāṇḍavate sõdureid; vyūḍham — ühtselt üles rivistatud; duryodhanaḥ — kuningas Duryodhana; tadā — sel ajal; ācāryam — õpetaja; upasaṅgamya — lähenedes; rājā — kuningas; vacanam — sõnad; abravīt — lausus.

Translation

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.

Sañjaya vastas: Oo, kuningas, näinud Pāṇḍu poegade armeed ühtselt üles rivistatuna, läks kuningas Duryodhana oma õpetaja juurde ja lausus järgmised sõnad.

Purport

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.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra oli sünnist saadik pime. Kahjuks oli ta jäetud ilma ka vaimsest nägemisest. Ta teadis väga hästi, et ka tema pojad olid religiooni suhtes samavõrd pimedad, ning oli kindel, et nad ei jõuaks iial ühiste arusaamadeni Pāṇḍavatega, kes olid sünnist saadik elanud jumalakartlikku elu. Sellegipoolest kahtles ta ikka veel püha palverännakute paiga mõjus ning Sañjaya mõistis põhjuseid, miks Dhṛtarāṣṭra esitas sellise küsimuse olukorra kohta lahinguväljal. Sañjaya tahtis seetõttu meeleheites kuningat innustada ja kinnitas, et tema pojad ei lähe püha paiga mõjust hoolimata välja mingisugusele kompromissile. Ta teatas kuningale, et nähes Pāṇḍavate sõjalist jõudu, läks tema poeg Duryodhana koheselt oma ülemjuhataja Droṇācārya juurde, et teatada asjade seisust. Ehkki Duryodhana oli kuningas, pidi ta olukorra tõsiduse tõttu siiski ülemjuhataja juurde minema. Seepärast sobis ta suurepäraselt poliitikuks. Kuid Duryodhana diplomaatlik teesklus ei suutnud varjata tema tegelikku hirmu, mis oli teda vallanud, nähes Pāṇḍavate sõjalist jõudu.