Shloka 6
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय १) — भीष्मनिधनानन्तरं धृतराष्ट्रस्य शोकः, सेनायाः स्थितिः, कर्णस्मरणं च
Droṇa Parva, Chapter 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s grief after Bhīṣma’s fall and the army’s reorientation toward Karṇa
तस्य चिन्तयतो दुःखमनिशं पार्थिवस्य तत् | आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा पुनर्गावल्गणिस्तदा,वे भूपाल निरन्तर उस दुःखदायिनी घटनाका ही चिन्तन करते रहे। उसी समय विशुद्ध अन्त:ःकरणवाला गवल्गणपुत्र संजय पुनः उनके पास आया
tasya cintayato duḥkham aniśaṃ pārthivasya tat | ājagāma viśuddhātmā punar gāvalgaṇis tadā ||
As the king kept brooding incessantly over that sorrow, at that very time Sañjaya—the son of Gāvalgaṇa, pure in heart—came to him again. The verse underscores how grief, when continually rehearsed in the mind, draws one inward, even as wise and well-intentioned counsel approaches to restore clarity and steadiness.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent rumination on sorrow deepens inner turmoil; the arrival of a pure-minded counselor (Sañjaya) suggests the ethical need to seek clarity, steadiness, and right judgment even amid war-driven grief.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra is continuously thinking about a distressing development; at that moment Sañjaya, known as Gāvalgaṇa’s son and described as pure-hearted, comes to him again—setting up the next exchange of report and counsel.