Shloka 67
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
प्रादुरासीन्महान् शब्द: श्रुत्वा तद् बलसंक्षयम् । ततस्ता योषितो राजन क्रन्दन्त्यो वै मुहुर्मुहु:
prādurāsīn mahān śabdaḥ śrutvā tad balasaṃkṣayam | tatastā yoṣito rājan krandantyo vai muhurmuhuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: A great uproar arose when the loss of that army was heard. Then, O King, the women began to wail, crying out again and again—an image of war’s human cost as grief spreads beyond the battlefield into the homes of the fallen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical reality that warfare’s consequences extend beyond warriors: the destruction of an army immediately becomes collective suffering, especially for families, highlighting the tragic social cost of adharma-driven conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that news of the army’s heavy losses spread, causing a great commotion; in response, the women of the households begin repeated lamentation.