Shloka 8
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
संजय उवाच तं तथा विलपन्तं वै शोकव्याकुलमानसम् | उवाच भगवान् व्यासो युधिष्ठिरमिदं वच:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार शोकसे व्याकुलचित्त होकर विलाप करते हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरसे भगवान् वेदव्यासने इस प्रकार कहा
sañjaya uvāca taṃ tathā vilapantaṃ vai śokavyākulamānasam | uvāca bhagavān vyāso yudhiṣṭhiram idaṃ vacaḥ ||
Sanjaya said: O King, as Yudhishthira thus lamented with a mind overwhelmed by grief, the revered sage Vyasa addressed him with these words—setting the stage for counsel meant to steady him in dharma amid the moral shock of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic intervention: when grief overwhelms moral judgment, a higher authority (Vyasa) offers guidance so that sorrow does not collapse one’s commitment to righteous conduct and responsibility.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Yudhishthira is lamenting intensely; at that moment Vyasa begins to speak to Yudhishthira, introducing a forthcoming discourse meant to address his grief and ethical turmoil.