Shloka 83

Devanagari script

अविषदह्दोन दुःखेन ततस्ते रुरुदुस्त्रय: । राजाको इस प्रकार अयोग्य अवस्थामें सोया देख वे तीनों असहा दुःखसे पीड़ित हो रोने लगे

Transliteration

aviṣahya-duḥkhena tataḥ te ruruduḥ trayaḥ | rājānam evaṃ prakāram ayogya-avasthāyāṃ śayamānaṃ dṛṣṭvā te trayo 'sahya-duḥkha-pīḍitāḥ ruditum ārabdhavantaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Overwhelmed by unbearable grief, those three began to weep. Seeing the king lying in such an unworthy and pitiable condition, they—crushed by intolerable sorrow—broke into lamentation.

Word by Word

• अविषदह्दोन: unclear/possibly corrupt reading
• अविषदह्दोन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविषदह्दोन
• Form: unknown, unknown, unknown

• दुःखेन: with/through sorrow
• दुःखेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• रुरुदुः: they wept
• रुरुदुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural

• त्रयः: three (persons)
• त्रयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the king (rājā)
• the three (trayaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and emotional fallout of adharma-driven conflict: when rightful order collapses, even kings can be reduced to pitiable states, and witnesses are forced to confront the human cost—grief, shame, and the loss of dignity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that three individuals, upon seeing the king lying in an unworthy condition, are overcome by unbearable sorrow and begin to weep.