Shloka 226
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)
दध्यौ चात्यर्थमबला प्ररुरोद च सुस्वरम् । ब्रह्माजीके ऐसा कहनेपर वह मृत्युनामवाली कमललोचना अबला अत्यन्त चिन्तामग्न हो गयी और फूट-फूटकर रोने लगी
dadhyau cātyartham abalā praruroda ca susvaram |
Nārada dit : Entendant Brahmā parler ainsi, la femme aux yeux de lotus—frêle et accablée—tomba dans une profonde réflexion, pleine d’angoisse ; puis elle éclata en sanglots, pleurant à haute voix d’un timbre clair et plaintif. La scène montre que même les vertueux peuvent vaciller devant le destin et la parole divine, et que la douleur naît naturellement lorsqu’on se heurte aux limites implacables de la puissance humaine.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical realism of the epic: even when dharma or divine instruction is present, the human heart may still be overcome by sorrow. Grief is not portrayed as a moral failure but as a natural response to confronting destiny and limitation.
Nārada narrates that after Brahmā’s statement, a lotus-eyed woman becomes deeply distressed, sinks into intense contemplation, and then breaks down crying aloud—signaling a turning point of emotional crisis following a divine or authoritative pronouncement.