Shloka 69
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
Devanagari script
तत एनां महाबाहु: केशव: शोककर्शिताम्
Transliteration
tata enāṃ mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ śokakarśitām
Translation
Da wandte sich Keśava, der Mächtige mit den starken Armen, an sie, vom Kummer ausgezehrt und abgemagert.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
एनाम्her (this woman)
एनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
केशवःKeshava (Krishna)
केशवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
शोककर्शिताम्afflicted by grief
शोककर्शिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशोककर्शित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; कर्श् + क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)A
a grief-stricken woman (enām)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
Even amid the devastation of war, dharma includes compassionate attention to those overwhelmed by grief; the narrative frames Kṛṣṇa/Keśava as one who responds to suffering with purposeful speech rather than indifference.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) states that Keśava, described as mighty-armed, turns to address a woman who has been physically and emotionally worn down by sorrow, setting up a consoling or instructive reply.