Shloka 46

Devanagari script

क्लिष्टाया वर्षपूगांश्न मातुर्मातृहिते स्थित: । प्रमार्जाश्रु रणे जित्वा सम्मानं परमावह,“तुम्हारी माता वर्षोंसे कष्ट भोग रही है; अतः माताके हितमें तत्पर हो उसके आँसू पोंछो और युद्धमें विजय प्राप्त करके परम सम्मानके भागी बनो

Transliteration

kliṣṭāyā varṣa-pūgān mātur mātṛ-hite sthitaḥ | pramārjāśru raṇe jitvā sammānaṃ paramāvaha ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Your mother has endured a multitude of years in hardship. Therefore, stand firmly for your mother’s welfare—wipe away her tears, and by winning in battle, attain the highest honor.”

Word by Word

क्लिष्टायाःof the afflicted (one)

वर्षपूगान्many years (lit. heaps of years)

मातुःof (your) mother

मातृहितेin the mother's welfare / for the mother's good

स्थितःstanding; devoted; intent

प्रमार्जwipe away

अश्रुtear(s)

रणेin battle

जित्वाhaving conquered; after winning

सम्मानम्honour; respect

परम्supreme; highest

आवहbring; obtain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

mother (unnamed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should act with steadfast concern for a parent’s welfare, combining compassion (wiping away tears) with duty appropriate to one’s role (seeking victory and honor in battle).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports an exhortation addressed to a warrior: remembering the mother’s long suffering, the addressee is urged to act for her benefit—console her and secure victory, thereby restoring dignity and honor.