Shloka 11
द्रोणानीक-व्यतिक्रमः — Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Break Through Droṇa’s Array
अथोत्थाय सहामात्यैर्दीन: शिबिरमात्मन: । आयात् सौवीरसिन्धूनामी श्वरो भूशदु:खित:,“तदनन्तर सिंधुसौवीरदेशका स्वामी जयद्रथ अत्यन्त दुःखी और दीन हो मन्त्रियोंसहित उठकर अपने शिविरमें आया
athotthāya sahāmātyair dīnaḥ śibiram ātmanaḥ | āyāt sauvīrasindhūnām īśvaro bhūśa duḥkhitaḥ ||
Then Jayadratha, the ruler of the Sauvīras and Sindhus, rose up in deep distress. Wretched and grief-stricken, he returned to his own camp together with his ministers.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful ruler can be reduced to helpless sorrow when actions in war bear their inevitable consequences; authority does not shield one from the ethical and emotional aftermath of adharma and conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Jayadratha, ruler of the Sauvīras and Sindhus, rises in dejection and, accompanied by his ministers, returns to his own military camp, overwhelmed by grief.