Shloka 46
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
अस्मद्वाक्यात् परिष्वज्य सम्पृच्छेस्त्वमनामयम्,“दूसरे-दूसरे भी जो नृपश्रेष्ठ पहलेसे ही स्वर्गलोकमें जा पहुँचे हैं, उन सबको मेरे कथनानुसार हृदयसे लगाकर उनकी कुशल पूछें"
asmadvākyāt pariṣvajya sampṛcchestvamanāmayam |
Sañjaya said: “Following my words, embrace them with heartfelt affection and inquire after their well-being—those foremost of kings who, one after another, have already reached the world of heaven.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the devastation of war, one should uphold humane conduct—greeting others with warmth and inquiring after their welfare—while also framing death within the Mahābhārata’s moral horizon of svarga (heaven) for those who have departed.
Sañjaya, as narrator and messenger, instructs that the departed rulers—described as having already reached svargaloka—should be remembered and addressed with affectionate respect, emphasizing consolation and continuity of regard beyond death.