Shloka 1
अत्-#-#क+ चतु:षष्टितमो<5 ध्याय: दुर्योधनका संजयके सम्मुख विलाप और वाहकोंद्वारा अपने साथियोको संदेश भेजना धृतराष्ट्र रवाच अधिष्ित: पदा मूर्थ्नि भग्नसक्थो महीं गत: । शौटीर्यमानी पुत्रो मे किमभाषत संजय
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
adhiṣṭhitaḥ padā mūrdhni bhagnasaktho mahīṃ gataḥ |
śauṭīryamānī putro me kim abhāṣata sañjaya ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Sañjaya, when my son—his thighs shattered—fell upon the earth, and his foe set a foot upon his head, what did he say? He was proud of his prowess. On that battlefield, caught in a grievous calamity, what words did Duryodhana speak?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral contrast between pride in strength and the vulnerability of human fortune: even the mighty, when driven by hostility and arrogance, can meet a humiliating reversal. It invites reflection on how adharma-fueled rivalry culminates in suffering and loss of dignity.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions Sañjaya about Duryodhana’s words after Duryodhana has been struck down with broken thighs and lies on the ground, while his opponent places a foot upon his head—an image of defeat and disgrace at the war’s end.