Shloka 16
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
एह्ोहि तृषितो वत्स स्तनौ पूर्णो पिबाशु मे । अड्कमारुह्ा मन्दाया हातृप्तायाश्न दर्शने,“बेटा! आओ, आओ । तुम्हें प्यास लगी होगी। तुम्हें देखनेके लिये प्यासी हुई मुझ अभागिनी माताकी गोदमें बैठकर मेरे दूधसे भरे हुए इन स्तनोंको शीघ्र पी लो
eho hi tṛṣito vatsa stanau pūrṇau pibāśu me | aṅkam āruhya mandāyāḥ tṛptāyāś ca darśane ||
আহা, আহা বৎস! তুমি নিশ্চয় তৃষ্ণাতুৰ; মোৰ কোলাত উঠা—তোমাৰ দৰ্শনৰ বাবে তৃষিত এই অভাগিনী মাতৃৰ দুধে ভৰা স্তন শীঘ্ৰে পান কৰা।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the midst of righteous conflict and political duty, the Mahābhārata repeatedly foregrounds human vulnerability: compassion, parental love, and the tragedy of war. The verse highlights how dharma is not merely strategy or victory, but also sensitivity to suffering and the moral cost borne by families.
Sañjaya narrates a scene where a mother urgently calls her child/son to her lap to drink milk, expressing longing and misfortune. It is a poignant domestic image inserted into the war narrative, intensifying the sense of loss and the emotional stakes surrounding the battlefield events.