Shloka 6

Devanagari script

शोकस्यान्तं न पश्यामि पारं जलनिधेरिव । चिन्ता मे वर्धतेडतीव मुमूर्षा चापि जायते,जैसे समुद्रका पार नहीं दिखायी देता, उसी प्रकार मैं इस शोकका अन्त नहीं देख पाता हूँ। मेरी चिन्ता अधिकाधिक बढ़ती जाती है और मरनेकी इच्छा प्रबल हो उठी है

Transliteration

śokasyāntaṁ na paśyāmi pāraṁ jalanidher iva | cintā me vardhate ’tīva mumūrṣā cāpi jāyate ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra dit : «Je ne vois pas de terme à mon chagrin, pas plus qu’on ne distingue la rive lointaine de l’océan. Mon inquiétude ne cesse de croître, et même le désir de mourir s’est levé en moi.»

Word by Word

शोकस्यof grief/sorrow

अन्तम्end

नnot

पश्यामिI see

पारम्far shore/limit

जलनिधेःof the ocean (water-treasure)

इवlike/as

चिन्ताanxiety/worry

मेmy/of me

वर्धतेincreases/grows

अतीवexceedingly

मुमूर्षाdesire to die

चand

अपिalso/even

जायतेarises/is born

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

ocean (jalanidhi)

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?

Unrestrained attachment and the consequences of unrighteous choices culminate in overwhelming grief; the verse highlights how sorrow can become boundless like an ocean, and how unchecked anxiety can slide into despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing of the catastrophic events of the war, confesses that his sorrow has no visible end; his worry intensifies and he feels a growing wish for death, revealing his inner collapse amid the unfolding destruction.