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Shloka 39

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

प्रक्षाल्य वारिणा नेत्रे ह्ाचम्पय च यथाविधि । उवाच प्रस्तुतं वाक्‍्यं धृतराष्ट्रमरिंदम:,उन्होंने दो घड़ीतक शोकके आँसू बहाकर शुद्ध जलसे नेत्र धोये और विधिपूर्वक आचमन किया। तत्पश्चात्‌ शत्रुदमन श्रीकृष्णने राजा धृतराष्ट्रसे प्रस्तुत वचन कहा--“भारत! आप वृद्ध पुरुष हैं; अतः कालके द्वारा जो कुछ भी संघटित हुआ और हो रहा है, वह कुछ भी आपसे अज्ञात नहीं है। प्रभो! आपको सब कुछ अच्छी तरह विदित है

prakṣālya vāriṇā netre hy ācāmya ca yathāvidhi | uvāca prastutaṃ vākyaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭram ariṃdamaḥ ||

水で目を洗い、ついで定めに従ってアーチャマナ(ācamana)を行うと、敵を屈する者は、その時にふさわしい言葉で持国王に語りかけた。彼は老王に、時(カーラ)がもたらしたこと、また今ももたらしつつあることは何一つ知られぬはずがない、あなたはそれらを明らかに理解しているのだ、と諭した。

प्रक्षाल्यhaving washed
प्रक्षाल्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रक्षाल् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
वारिणाwith water
वारिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवारि
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
नेत्रेthe two eyes
नेत्रे:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनेत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
आचम्प्यhaving sipped (water), having performed ācamana
आचम्प्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआचम् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यथाविधिaccording to rule, duly
यथाविधि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + विधि
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रस्तुतम्relevant, appropriate
प्रस्तुतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रस्तुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्speech, words
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अरिंदमःenemy-subduer (epithet)
अरिंदमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअरिंदम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

The passage underscores disciplined self-control and clarity in counsel: even amid grief, one should regain composure through prescribed purification and then speak appropriately. It also points to the ethical realism of Kāla (Time)—an elder ruler is expected to recognize the unfolding of events and accept responsibility with clear understanding rather than denial.

After shedding tears, Kṛṣṇa washes his eyes and performs ācamana as a ritual act of composure and purity. He then begins a timely address to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, framing the situation as something the aged king already knows well—what Time has brought to pass in the aftermath of the war.