Bagavad Gita

 Sarvam SriKrishnarpanam!

There is a metaphorical explanation for a blind person asking his aide to tell him what happens in a place that the latter also does not see. Sanjaya means a person who has conquered himself / his senses. So if we are self-controlled, we can do what normal people cannot.

The meanings of most verses are recondite and multiple. One can dig as much as one has either patience or interest for. Time and temperament to understand will be the constraints. Sometimes reading a couple or more verses together will be more meaningful. For example, the second verse and the third make a unified pair.

Prima-facie, the third verse reads like a bland statement from Duryodana to Drona. If we relate this statement to some past events, more meanings emerge. After Krishna's mediation efforts ended, Krishna was taking rest, pretending to be asleep. Duryodana goes to Krishna to probe his mind and seats himself near Krishna's face. Arjuna comes later and stands near Krishna's feet. One person's hubris and the other's humility are demonstrated by these acts. Krishna 'wakes up' and looks at Arjuna first and enquires what he wants. Duryodana interrupts and tells Krishna that he came first and therefore he is entitled to be heard first. Krishna now poses a question to Duryodana. "Now that the war is certain, do you want me or my armed forces with you?" This appears to be a no-brainer to Duryodana who settles for the armed forces. This is why Krishna unhesitatingly came on the Pandava side. Now back to Duryodana's bland statement. This betrays envy, taunt, anger and trepidation. Drona was the Acharya to both Pandavas and Kauravas. His favourite student was Arjuna. Duryodana calls the Pandava army mighty. Actually it was much smaller than his own because Krishna's forces were with him as he had already arranged with Krishna. Despite his superiority in numbers, Duryodana develops cold feet and becomes fearful. This is what happens when one is unjust. Duryodana taunts Drona pointing out his partiality towards Arjuna. Duryodana is envious that Drona had perhaps taught better skills to Arjuna against whom he has to fight. So Duryodana refers to 'your wise disciple'.