Shloka 8
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
ऐरावतेन सा दत्ता अनपत्या महात्मना । पतौ हते सुपर्णेन कृपणा दीनचेतना
sañjaya uvāca | airāvatena sā dattā anapatyā mahātmanā | patau hate suparṇena kṛpaṇā dīnacetanā ||
संजय बोले—ऐरावतवंशी उस महात्मा ने उसे (नागकन्या को) अर्पित किया; वह संतानहीन थी। उसके मनोनीत पति को सुपर्ण (गरुड़) ने मार डाला था, इसलिए वह कृपण-सी, दीनचित्त हो गई थी।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and social concern for a vulnerable, bereaved woman and the importance placed on restoring stability—especially lineage and protection—after violence has shattered prior bonds.
Sañjaya describes a woman who is childless and whose husband was killed by Garuḍa; she is left grief-stricken and pitiable, setting the background for her being given in marriage by a noble figure of Airāvata’s line.