Shloka 18

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

तथा बहुविध॑ कृष्णां विलपन्ती धनंजय: । सान्त्वयामास भूयश्न क्षमयामास चासकृत्‌,इस तरह नाना प्रकारकी बातें कहकर कृष्णा विलाप करने लगी। तब धनंजयने उसे पूर्ण सान्त्वना दी और अपने अपराधके लिये उससे बार-बार क्षमा माँगी

Transliteration

tathā bahuvidhaṁ kṛṣṇāṁ vilapantī dhanañjayaḥ | sāntvayāmāsa bhūyaś ca kṣamayāmāsa cāsakṛt ||

Translation

Mientras Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) se lamentaba de muchas maneras, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) la consoló una y otra vez y, repetidamente, le pidió perdón por su falta. La escena subraya un ideal ético: aun un guerrero poderoso debe reconocer su yerro, confortar al afligido y buscar la reconciliación mediante la humildad, no mediante el orgullo.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

बहुविधम्of many kinds, variously

कृष्णाम्Krishnaa (Draupadi)

विलपन्तीlamenting, wailing

धनञ्जयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)

सान्त्वयामासconsoled

भूयःagain, further

क्षमयामासasked forgiveness / sought pardon

चand

असकृत्repeatedly, many times

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)

क

कृष्णा (Kṛṣṇā/Draupadī)

ध

धनंजय (Dhanañjaya/Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral strength includes accountability: one should console those in distress and repeatedly seek forgiveness when one has caused harm, valuing reconciliation and humility over status or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) is grieving and lamenting in various ways; Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) responds by comforting her and repeatedly asking her pardon for his offense.