Shloka 66

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि केशव । आधिकभिर्दहमानाया मति: संचलिता मम

Transliteration

evam etan mahābāho yathā vadasi keśava | ādhikabhir dahamānāyā matiḥ sañcalitā mama ||

Translation

„So ist es in der Tat, du Mächtiger, wie du sagst, o Keśava. Mein Geist, von übergroßem Kummer und Druck versengt, ist erschüttert und in Verwirrung geraten.“

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

एतत्this (is)

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

यथाas, just as

वदसिyou say/speak

केशवO Keshava (Krishna)

आधिकभिःby excessive (reasons/causes); by what is more/greater

दहमानायाःof (me) burning; of one who is being scorched

मतिःmind, understanding, resolve

संचलिताshaken, disturbed, wavering

ममof me, my

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-psychological truth that overwhelming sorrow and pressure can destabilize one’s judgment; therefore, accepting wise counsel (here addressed to Keśava) is necessary to regain clarity and act in accordance with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker acknowledges Keśava’s words as correct and confesses that their own mind has been shaken because they are ‘burned’ by excessive distress—indicating a moment of vulnerability and reliance on guidance amid the war’s harsh circumstances.