Shloka 533
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
शिवेन पाण्डवान् पाहि नमस्ते भरतर्षभ । “भरतश्रेष्ठ) इन सब बातों तथा अपने अपराधोंका चिन्तन करके आप पाण्डवोंके प्रति कल्याण-भावना रखते हुए उनकी रक्षा करें। आपको नमस्कार है
śivena pāṇḍavān pāhi namaste bharatarṣabha |
वैशम्पायन बोले—भरतश्रेष्ठ! इन सब बातों तथा अपने अपराधों का विचार करके पाण्डवों के प्रति कल्याण-भाव रखकर उनकी रक्षा कीजिए। आपको नमस्कार है।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, ethical self-review and acknowledgement of one’s faults should lead to benevolence: the ideal ruler/warrior turns from hostility to the protection and welfare of others, especially after recognizing wrongdoing.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, an appeal is voiced to a Bharata hero addressed as ‘bharatarṣabha’ to adopt a welfare-minded attitude toward the Pāṇḍavas and to protect them, explicitly grounding the request in reflection on prior events and personal offenses.