Shloka 32
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
ततो युधिष्छिरं दीनं चिन्तापरमधोमुखम् । शोकोपहतसंकल्पं वासुदेवोडब्रवीदिदम्,उस समय युधिष्छिर बहुत दुःखी थे। वे नीचे मुख किये चिन्तामें डूब गये थे। शोकसे उनका मनोरथ भंग हो गया था। उस अवस्थामें उनसे भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण बोले
tato yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dīnaṃ cintāparam adhomukham | śokopahata-saṅkalpaṃ vāsudevo 'bravīd idam ||
Then Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) addressed Yudhiṣṭhira, who sat despondent with his face cast down, absorbed in anxious thought; grief had shattered his resolve. In that condition, Kṛṣṇa spoke these words to him.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral-psychological moment: grief can break even a righteous person’s resolve, and therefore wise counsel is needed to restore steadiness and guide action in accordance with dharma—especially in the aftermath of violence and loss.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira is overwhelmed by sorrow, sitting downcast and anxious. Seeing him in this state, Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) begins to speak—introducing a consoling and instructive discourse that follows.