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Shloka 10

दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः

Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment

स्‍्नुषां चास्या वयस्याश्व विशोका: कुरु माधव । साम्ना सत्येन युक्तेन वचसा55श्वासय प्रभो,इधर इन्द्रकुमार महाबाहु अर्जुनने भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णसे कहा--“माधव! आप पुत्रवधू उत्तरासहित अपनी बहिन सुभद्राको धीरज बँधाइये। उत्तरा और उसकी सखियोंका शोक दूर कीजिये। प्रभो! शान्तिपूर्ण, सत्य और युक्तियुक्त वचनोंद्वारा इन सबको आश्वासन दीजिये”

snūṣāṁ cāsyā vayasyāś ca viśokāḥ kuru mādhava | sāmnā satyena yuktena vacasāśvāsaya prabho ||

サンジャヤは言った。「マーダヴァよ、彼女の嫁と若き侍女たちを悲嘆から解き放ってください。主よ、柔らかく、真実で、道理にかなった言葉で彼女たちを慰めてください。」

स्नुषाम्daughter-in-law
स्नुषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्नुषा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अस्याःof her
अस्याः:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
वयस्याःfemale companions/friends (of the same age)
वयस्याः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
विशोकाःfree from grief
विशोकाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविशोक
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
कुरुmake (them)
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
माधवO Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
माधव:
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
साम्नाby gentle/conciliatory means (lit. by sāman)
साम्ना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसामन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सत्येनby truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
युक्तेनby appropriate/fit (words)
युक्तेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वचसाby speech/words
वचसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
आश्वासयconsole/reassure (them)
आश्वासय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्वस्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
प्रभोO Lord/Master
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
M
Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
D
daughter-in-law (snūṣā; contextually Uttarā in the surrounding narration)
Y
young female companions (vayasyāḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic speech as a moral tool: consolation should be offered through words that are gentle (sāmnā), truthful (satyena), and appropriate or well-reasoned (yuktena), so that grief is eased without deception or harshness.

In the wake of battlefield losses, Kṛṣṇa is urged to reassure the grieving women—specifically the daughter-in-law and her young companions—so that they may become free from sorrow through calm, truthful, and fitting counsel.