Shloka 31
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
अस्मदीयैश्व शोचद्धिर्नदद्धिश्न परैर्वृतम् अपि त्वां नानुपश्येयं दीनादू दीनमिव स्थितम्
asmadīyaiś ca śocadbhir nadadbhis tu parair vṛtam | api tvāṃ nānupaśyeyaṃ dīnā dū dīnam iva sthitam ||
मैं तुम्हें दीन से भी दीन, दयनीय दशा में पड़ा हुआ—एक ओर शोक में डूबे अपने जनों से और दूसरी ओर गर्जना-तर्जना करते शत्रुओं से घिरा हुआ—नहीं देखना चाहती।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical pain of seeing a respected person reduced to helplessness amid war: grief within one’s own camp and hostile aggression outside. It underscores compassion and the desire to protect dignity, even when conflict is unavoidable.
A son addresses someone he cares for, saying he cannot bear to witness that person in a degraded, pitiable condition—encircled by grieving allies and by enemies who are loudly exulting or threatening. The line conveys the emotional pressure and humiliation associated with impending battle.