महाभारत · 7.154.20
॥
देवनागरी
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
तथा ह्य् अन्तर्हिते तस्मिन् कूटयोधिनि राक्षसे ॥
मामकैः प्रतिपन्नं यत् तन् ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
tathā hy antarhite tasmin kūṭayodhini rākṣase ||
māmakaiḥ pratipannaṃ yat tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तथा हि अन्तर्हिते तस्मिन्tathā hi antarhite tasminso indeed when that one vanished; when that one thus vanished
कूटयोधिनि राक्षसेkūṭayodhini rākṣasethe deceitfully-fighting rakshasa; the deceitfully fighting rakshasa
मामकैः प्रतिपन्नम् यत्māmakaiḥ pratipannam yatwhat my [men] undertook; what my men undertook
तत् मम आचक्ष्व संजयtat mama ācakṣva saṃjayatell that to me, Sanjaya; tell me of that, Sanjaya
अनुवाद
"When that deceitfully-fighting rakshasa thus vanished, what did my [warriors] undertake? Tell me of that, Sanjaya."
संस्करण
443e8a87c854 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:58:10 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Dhritarashtra calls the rakshasa 'deceitfully fighting' — but the deceit lies in the eyes of the losing side: invisibility is a weapon like any other. It is telling that the blind king worries over the fate of his own men in the hour when the enemy cannot be seen. The verse teaches that the measure of 'fair' and 'foul' in war is often dictated by advantage; and one who suffers loss is inclined to call dishonest any skill of the enemy that he himself lacks.