Shloka 1

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान तृतीयो<थध्याय: अश्वत्थामाका कृपाचार्य और कृतवर्माको उत्तर देते हुए उन्हें अपना क्रूरतापूर्ण निश्चय बताना संजय उवाच कृपस्य वचन श्रुत्वा धर्मार्थसहितं शुभम्‌ । अश्वत्थामा महाराज दुःखशोकसमन्वित:,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! कृपाचार्यका वचन धर्म और अर्थसे युक्त तथा मंगलकारी था। उसे सुनकर अभश्वत्थामा दुःख और शोकमें डूब गया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kṛpasya vacanaṃ śrutvā dharmārthasahitaṃ śubham | aśvatthāmā mahārāja duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Oh rey, al oír las palabras de Kṛpa—propicias y asentadas tanto en el dharma como en el consejo prudente—Aśvatthāmā quedó sobrecogido, colmado de pena y aflicción.

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

कृपस्यof Kripa

वचनम्speech, words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

धर्मार्थसहितम्accompanied by dharma and artha; consistent with righteousness and policy

शुभम्auspicious, beneficial

अश्वत्थामाAshvatthama

महाराजO great king

दुःखशोकसमन्वितःendowed with sorrow and grief; overwhelmed by distress

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Aśvatthāmā

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the aftermath of war, counsel rooted in dharma (ethical right) and artha (prudent judgment) is presented as 'śubha'—beneficial; yet a mind seized by grief may be unable to receive such guidance calmly, showing how sorrow can obstruct ethical discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛpācārya has spoken auspicious, dharma-and-artha-aligned advice; upon hearing it, Aśvatthāmā is shown as deeply distressed and sorrowful, setting the emotional and moral tension before his ensuing resolve.