Shloka 49
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
*राजा दुर्योधन! यदि आप जीवित हों तो यह कानोंको सुख देनेवाली बात सुनें। पाण्डवपक्षमें केवल सात और कौरवपक्षमें सिर्फ हम तीन ही व्यक्ति बच गये हैं ।।
te caiva bhrātaraḥ pañca vāsudevo 'tha sātyakiḥ | ahaṃ ca kṛtavarmā ca kṛpaḥ śāradvatastathā ||
“Wahai Raja Duryodhana! Jika engkau masih hidup, dengarkan kabar yang menyejukkan telinga. Di pihak Pāṇḍava tersisa kelima saudara, Vāsudeva Śrī Kṛṣṇa, dan Sātyaki; di pihak kami tersisa aku, Kṛtavarmā, serta Kṛpa putra Śaradvat—hanya tiga orang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral emptiness of total war: when almost everyone is slain, the remaining few—regardless of side—must confront the ethical weight of destruction, showing that mere survival is not the same as righteous gain.
In the Sauptika Parva’s aftermath, Sañjaya enumerates who is left alive: seven on the Pāṇḍava side (the five brothers, Kṛṣṇa, and Sātyaki) and three on the Kaurava side (Sañjaya, Kṛtavarmā, and Kṛpa).