Shloka 65

द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake

Devanagari script

ततो वृद्धा महाराज योषितां रक्षिणो नरा:

Transliteration

tato vṛddhā mahārāja yoṣitāṃ rakṣiṇo narāḥ

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Entonces, oh gran rey, los ancianos—los hombres designados como protectores de las mujeres—se adelantaron y obraron conforme a su deber.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• वृद्धाः: old; aged
• वृद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• योषिताम्: of women
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित्
• Form: Feminine, genitive, plural

• रक्षिणः: guards; protectors
• रक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)
• vṛddhāḥ (elders)
• yoṣitaḥ (women)
• rakṣiṇaḥ (guardians)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the devastation of war, dharma is reflected in the duty of guardianship: elders and responsible men are expected to safeguard the vulnerable—here, specifically women—upholding social protection as a moral obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues reporting events to the king, noting that the elders—men designated as protectors of the women—then take action or come forward, indicating a shift to concerns of protection and order in the aftermath or midst of turmoil.