Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा स्त्रीणां च आर्तनादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and the Lament of the Palace Women
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत कर्णपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्-अंजयसंवादविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
avāṅmukhāḥ śastrabhṛtaḥ sarva eva viśāmpate | aprekṣamāṇāḥ śokārtā nābhyabhāṣan parasparam ||
يا سيّدَ الرعيّة، إنّ جميعَ المقاتلين حَمَلَةَ السلاح أطرقوا بوجوههم، وقد غمرهم الحزن. لا ينظر بعضُهم إلى بعض، ولا يتخاطبون—قد أخرسهم الأسى.
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological cost of war: even armed warriors can be inwardly broken by grief, and collective sorrow can suspend speech and social connection, revealing the human burden beneath martial duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the soldiers have become downcast and grief-stricken; they avoid looking at each other and remain silent, indicating a moment of stunned despair within the battlefield setting.