Shloka 15
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
स प्रविश्य पुरी सूतो भुजावुच्छित्य दु:खित: । वेपमानस्ततो राज्ञ: प्रविवेश निकेतनम्,पुरीमें प्रवेश करके दोनों बाँहें ऊपर उठाकर दुःखमग्न हो काँपते हुए संजय राजभवनके भीतर गये
sa praviśya purī sūto bhujāv ucchitya duḥkhitaḥ | vepamānas tato rājñaḥ praviveśa niketanam ||
都に入ると、御者サンジャヤは悲嘆に沈み、両腕を高く掲げた。ついで身を震わせながら王の御殿へと入っていった。その所作と震える身体は、彼がこれから奏上する大禍の道義的重みを告げる――戦の荒廃が、君主にも使者にも等しくのしかかるのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war’s outcomes: even before words are spoken, the messenger’s grief and trembling embody the burden of truth and the human cost that rulers must face when conflict is pursued.
After entering the capital, the charioteer-messenger (contextually Sañjaya) raises his arms in distress and, trembling with sorrow, proceeds into the king’s residence to deliver grave news from the battlefield.