Shloka 763

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

आश्वासयदमेयात्मा व्यासो लोकनमस्कृत: । तत्पश्चात्‌ भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण दारुकके साथ वहाँसे शीघ्र चल दिये। राजन! श्रीकृष्णके चले जानेपर अप्रमेयस्वरूप विश्ववन्दित भगवान्‌ व्यासने राजा धूृतराष्ट्रको सान्त्वना दी

Transliteration

āśvāsayad ameyātmā vyāso lokanamaskṛtaḥ | tatpaścāt bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇo dārukena sārdhaṃ tatraiva śīghraṃ calito rājān | śrīkṛṣṇasya gatvānantaraṃ viśvavandito 'prameyasvarūpo bhagavān vyāso rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sāntvayām āsa |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: The revered Vyāsa—of immeasurable spirit and honored by the world—comforted the king. Thereafter Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Dāruka, departed swiftly; and when Kṛṣṇa had gone, the world-venerated Vyāsa again consoled King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Word by Word

• आश्वासयत्: consoled
• आश्वासयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अमेयात्मा: he whose self/nature is immeasurable
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमेयात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकनमस्कृतः: revered by the world
• लोकनमस्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dāruka
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the aftermath of catastrophe, the text highlights the ethical necessity of steadiness and truthful counsel: a sage consoles a grieving ruler, implying that suffering must be faced with clarity, responsibility, and acceptance of the moral consequences of one’s past choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa reassures and consoles King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Then Śrī Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by his attendant Dāruka, leaves quickly; after Kṛṣṇa’s departure, Vyāsa continues to comfort the king.