Shloka 8
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
संजय उवाच तं तथा विलपन्तं वै शोकव्याकुलमानसम् | उवाच भगवान् व्यासो युधिष्ठिरमिदं वच:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार शोकसे व्याकुलचित्त होकर विलाप करते हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरसे भगवान् वेदव्यासने इस प्रकार कहा
sañjaya uvāca taṃ tathā vilapantaṃ vai śokavyākulamānasam | uvāca bhagavān vyāso yudhiṣṭhiram idaṃ vacaḥ ||
Sanjaya said: O King, as Yudhishthira thus lamented with a mind overwhelmed by grief, the revered sage Vyasa addressed him with these words.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic intervention: when grief overwhelms moral judgment, a higher authority (Vyasa) offers guidance so that sorrow does not collapse one’s commitment to righteous conduct and responsibility.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Yudhishthira is lamenting intensely; at that moment Vyasa begins to speak to Yudhishthira, introducing a forthcoming discourse meant to address his grief and ethical turmoil.