Shloka 10
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
कृप उवाच न दैवस्यातिभारो5स्ति यदयं रुधिरोक्षित: । एकादशचमूभर्ता शेते दुर्योधनो हतः,कृपाचार्य बोले--हाय! विधाताके लिये कुछ भी करना कठिन नहीं है। जो कभी ग्यारह अक्षौहिणी सेनाके स्वामी थे, वे ही ये राजा दुर्योधन यहाँ मारे जाकर खूनसे लथपथ हुए पड़े हैं
kṛpa uvāca na daivasyātibhāro 'sti yad ayaṃ rudhirokṣitaḥ | ekādaśa-camū-bhartā śete duryodhano hataḥ ||
Kṛpa said: “For destiny there is no burden too great. Behold—Duryodhana, once the lord of eleven armies, now lies slain, drenched in blood.”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the overwhelming power of daiva (destiny): worldly might and command over vast armies cannot prevent downfall. It invites reflection on impermanence and the limits of human control amid moral and cosmic forces.
In the aftermath of the great slaughter, Kṛpa laments and marvels at the reversal of fortune: Duryodhana, formerly master of immense forces, is now dead and lying blood-soaked on the battlefield.