Shloka 32
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
Devanagari script
पुरातिदुःखदीर्णानां भवान् गतिरभूद्धि न:
Transliteration
purātiduḥkhadīrṇānāṁ bhavān gatir abhūddhi naḥ
Translation
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನಾವು ಬಹುಕಾಲದಿಂದ ದುಃಖದಿಂದ ಚಿದ್ರಿತರಾಗಿ ಶೋಕದಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತರಾಗಿರುವವರಿಗೆ, ನೀವು ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಆಶ್ರಯವೂ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಕವೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ.
Word by Word
पुराformerly, earlier
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
अतिदुःखदीर्णानाम्of those torn/afflicted by excessive sorrow
अतिदुःखदीर्णानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिदुःखदीर्ण
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भवान्you (honored sir)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गतिःrefuge, course, resort
गतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अभूत्was, became
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नःof us, our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In the midst of prolonged suffering, ethical leadership and steady counsel become a ‘gati’—a refuge and direction. The line underscores the moral responsibility of a ruler/elder to provide guidance when others are overwhelmed by grief.
Sañjaya addresses the king (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra), acknowledging that the king has served as a support and guiding refuge for those crushed by ongoing sorrow during the calamities of the war.