Shloka 2

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Bereavement and the Averted Assault on Bhīma (Āyasī Pratimā Episode)

Devanagari script

ते तु दृष्टवैव राजान प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमी श्वरम्‌ । अश्रुकण्ठा विनि:श्वस्य रुदन्‍्तमिदमन्रुवन्‌,रोते हुए ऐश्वर्यशाली प्रज्ञाचक्षु राजा धृतराष्ट्रको देखते ही आँसुओंसे उनका गला भर आया और वे इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

te tu dṛṣṭvaiva rājānaṃ prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram | aśrukaṇṭhā viniḥśvasya rudantam idam anvruvan ||

Translation

But as soon as they beheld the king Dhṛtarāṣṭra—lordly yet blind, seeing only through wisdom—their throats choked with tears. Sighing deeply, they addressed him with these words as he wept. The scene underscores the moral weight of kin-slaying and the human cost of adharma, where sovereignty and insight cannot shield one from grief and accountability.

Word by Word

तेthey

तुbut/indeed

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

एवjust/indeed

राजानम्the king

प्रज्ञा-चक्षुषम्whose eyes are wisdom (i.e., wise-eyed/blind but insightful)

ईश्वरम्the lord/mighty one

अश्रु-कण्ठाःwith throats choked with tears

विनिःश्वस्यsighing deeply

रुदन्तम्weeping

इदम्this

अन्रुवन्they said/spoke (in reply)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vaiśampāyana

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes