Shloka 46
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा प्रतिलभ्य च चेतनाम् | क्रातृश्न सर्वसैन्यानि पर्यपृच्छत मां ततः,उसने दो घड़ीतक कुछ सोच-विचारकर सचेत होनेपर मुझसे अपने भाइयों तथा सम्पूर्ण सेनाओंका समाचार पूछा
sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā pratilabhya ca cetanām | bhrātṝn sarvasainyāni paryapṛcchat māṃ tataḥ ||
Sañjaya said: After reflecting for a brief while, and then regaining consciousness, he questioned me about his brothers and about the condition of all the armies.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the aftermath of violence, the first ethical impulse is accountability and concern for others—seeking truthful knowledge of the fate of one’s kin and the wider community (the armies), rather than self-justification or triumph.
Sañjaya reports that a key figure, after a brief period of reflection and recovering consciousness, turns to Sañjaya and asks for news: how his brothers are, and what the overall state of the forces is.