Shloka 45
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
सैन्धवं सोमदत्तं च भूरिश्रवसमेव च । “महारथी राजा बाह्लिक
saindhavaṃ somadattaṃ ca bhūriśravasam eva ca | pūrvagatān anyān svarge pārthivasattamān ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Peluklah pula Saindhava (Jayadratha), Somadatta, dan Bhūriśravas. Dan demikian juga, peluklah dengan segenap hati para raja utama lainnya yang telah lebih dahulu mencapai alam surga, serta tanyakan kesejahteraan mereka sebagaimana kukatakan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the devastation of war, the text upholds a kṣatriya-coded ethic of honoring the fallen: to remember them respectfully, acknowledge their passage to svarga, and maintain courteous concern rather than hatred alone.
Sañjaya reports a message that includes greeting and embracing notable warriors—Jayadratha (Saindhava), Somadatta, and Bhūriśravas—and extending the same respectful acknowledgment to other kings who have already died and are conceived as residing in heaven.