Shloka 43
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
हा पुत्रकावितृप्तस्य सतत पुत्रदर्शने
hā putrakāvitr̥ptasya satataṁ putradarśane
Sañjaya dit : «Hélas ! Bien qu’il ne soit jamais rassasié de voir son fils, il demeure sans cesse tendu vers le désir de le contempler.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the power of parental attachment: even repeated contact does not necessarily bring contentment, and longing can persist. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such attachment becomes especially poignant in war, where love for one’s child collides with duty, fate, and the inevitability of loss.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, voices a lament centered on a father’s continual desire to see his son. The verse functions as an emotional aside, underscoring the human cost of the conflict and the obsessive, unfulfilled yearning that accompanies impending or realized tragedy.