Shloka 226
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)
दध्यौ चात्यर्थमबला प्ररुरोद च सुस्वरम् । ब्रह्माजीके ऐसा कहनेपर वह मृत्युनामवाली कमललोचना अबला अत्यन्त चिन्तामग्न हो गयी और फूट-फूटकर रोने लगी
dadhyau cātyartham abalā praruroda ca susvaram |
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದುದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ, ಕಮಲಲೋಚನೆ ‘ಮೃತ್ಯು’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮಧಾರಿಣಿಯಾದ ಆ ಅಬಲೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಚಿಂತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದಳು; ಬಳಿಕ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಕರುಣಸ್ವರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಕ್ಕಿ ಬಿಕ್ಕಿ ಅತ್ತಳು।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical realism of the epic: even when dharma or divine instruction is present, the human heart may still be overcome by sorrow. Grief is not portrayed as a moral failure but as a natural response to confronting destiny and limitation.
Nārada narrates that after Brahmā’s statement, a lotus-eyed woman becomes deeply distressed, sinks into intense contemplation, and then breaks down crying aloud—signaling a turning point of emotional crisis following a divine or authoritative pronouncement.