Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा स्त्रीणां च आर्तनादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and the Lament of the Palace Women
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत कर्णपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्-अंजयसंवादविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
avāṅmukhāḥ śastrabhṛtaḥ sarva eva viśāmpate | aprekṣamāṇāḥ śokārtā nābhyabhāṣan parasparam ||
民の主よ、武器を帯びた戦士たちは皆うなだれ、悲嘆に呑まれた。互いに目を合わせることもなく、言葉を交わすこともない――憂いにより沈黙したのである。
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological cost of war: even armed warriors can be inwardly broken by grief, and collective sorrow can suspend speech and social connection, revealing the human burden beneath martial duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the soldiers have become downcast and grief-stricken; they avoid looking at each other and remain silent, indicating a moment of stunned despair within the battlefield setting.