Mahabharata · 6.55.1-2
॥
Devanāgarī
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
प्रतिज्ञाते तु भीष्मेण तस्मिन् युद्धे सुदारुणे ॥
क्रोधितो मम पुत्रेण दुःखितेन विशेषतः ॥
भीष्मः किम् अकरोत् तत्र पाण्डवेयेषु संजय ॥
पितामहे वा पाञ्चालास् तन् ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
pratijñāte tu bhīṣmeṇa tasmin yuddhe sudāruṇe ||
krodhito mama putreṇa duḥkhitena viśeṣataḥ ||
bhīṣmaḥ kim akarot tatra pāṇḍaveyeṣu saṃjaya ||
pitāmahe vā pāñcālās tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृतराष्ट्र उवाचdhṛtarāṣṭra uvācaDhritarashtra said; Dhritarashtra asked
प्रतिज्ञाते तु भीष्मेणpratijñāte tu bhīṣmeṇawhen Bhishma had made his vow; after Bhishma's oath
तस्मिन् युद्धे सुदारुणेtasmin yuddhe sudāruṇein that terrible battle; in this fierce battle
क्रोधितः मम पुत्रेणkrodhitaḥ mama putreṇaenraged by my son; irritated by my son
दुःखितेन विशेषतःduḥkhitena viśeṣataḥespecially distressed; extremely grieved
भीष्मः किम् अकरोत् तत्रbhīṣmaḥ kim akarot tatrawhat did Bhishma do there; how did Bhishma act
पाण्डवेयेषु संजयpāṇḍaveyeṣu saṃjayaagainst the Pandavas, Sanjaya; among the sons of Pandu
पितामहे वा पाञ्चालाःpitāmahe vā pāñcālāḥor the Panchalas against the grandfather; the Panchalas against the grandsire
तन् मम आचक्ष्व संजयtan mama ācakṣva saṃjayatell me that, Sanjaya; relate that to me
Translation
Dhritarashtra said: "When Bhishma made his vow in that terrible battle, enraged by my son, who was especially distressed — what did Bhishma do there against the Pandavas, O Sanjaya? And what did the Panchalas do against the grandfather? Tell me of this."
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Dhritarashtra's question again springs from anxiety: he wants to know whether Duryodhana's anger can make Bhishma fight without his former reservations. But the very way the question is framed already shows that trust within the Kuru camp has broken down.