Shloka 43
स तु मामश्रुपूर्णाक्षो नाशक्नोदभिवीक्षितुम् । उपप्रैक्षत मां दृष्टवा तथा दीनमवस्थितम्,मुझपर दृष्टि पड़ते ही उसके नेत्रोंमें आँसू भर आये। वह अच्छी तरह मेरी ओर देख न सका। मैं उस समय दीनभावसे खड़ा था। वह मेरी उस अवस्थापर दृष्टिपात करता रहा
sa tu mām aśrupūrṇākṣo nāśaknod abhivīkṣitum | upapraikṣata māṁ dṛṣṭvā tathā dīnam avasthitam ||
But he, his eyes brimming with tears, could not bring himself to look steadily at me. Seeing me standing there in such a pitiable state, he kept casting glances toward me. The moment his gaze fell upon me, his eyes filled with tears—revealing the weight of grief and the moral strain borne by those who must witness and report the calamities of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of war: even those tasked with observing and reporting events can be overwhelmed by grief. It implicitly underscores compassion and the ethical burden of witnessing suffering—an aspect of dharma that includes sensitivity to others’ pain.
Sañjaya describes someone who, upon seeing him standing in a dejected condition, becomes tearful and cannot look at him directly, only glancing repeatedly—signaling shock, sorrow, and emotional restraint amid the aftermath of battlefield events.