Shloka 4
Kāmyaka-vane Pāṇḍava-nivāsaḥ — Vidurasya āgamanam ca (कamyake वने पाण्डवनिवासः—विदुरस्य आगमनं च)
स तु लब्ध्वा पुन: संज्ञां समुत्थाय महीतलात् | समीपोपस्थितं राजा संजयं वाक्यमब्रवीत्,फिर होशमें आनेपर वे पृथ्वीसे उठ खड़े हुए और समीप आये हुए संजयसे इस प्रकार बोले--
sa tu labdhvā punaḥ saṃjñāṃ samutthāya mahītalāt | samīpopasthitaṃ rājā saṃjayaṃ vākyam abravīt ||
Having regained consciousness, he rose up from the ground. Then the king, seeing Saṃjaya standing close by, addressed him with words—
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical movement from overpowering emotion to regained awareness, after which one resumes appropriate speech and action—an implicit model of self-control expected of a ruler.
A king who had fallen unconscious regains his senses, rises from the ground, and begins speaking to Saṃjaya who is standing nearby.