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Shloka 11

दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः

Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment

ततोडर्जुनगृहं गत्वा वासुदेव: सुदुर्मना: । भगिनीं पुत्रशोकार्तामाश्वचासयत दुःखिताम्‌,तब भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण अत्यन्त उदास मनसे अर्जुनके शिविरमें गये और पुत्रशोकसे पीड़ित हुई अपनी दुखिया बहिनको आश्वासन देने लगे

tato 'rjunagṛhaṃ gatvā vāsudevaḥ sudurmanāḥ | bhaginīṃ putraśokārtām āśvāsayata duḥkhitām ||

ಆಮೇಲೆ ವಾಸುದೇವನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವಿಷಣ್ಣ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಶಿಬಿರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪುತ್ರಶೋಕದಿಂದ ಕಂಗೆಟ್ಟ, ದುಃಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದ್ದ ತನ್ನ ಸಹೋದರಿಯನ್ನು ಅವನು ಸಾಂತ್ವನಪಡಿಸಿದನು.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
अर्जुनगृहम्Arjuna's house/tent
अर्जुनगृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुनगृह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; 'having gone'
वासुदेवःVasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुदुर्मनाःvery downcast, deeply distressed
सुदुर्मनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्मनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भगिनीम्his sister
भगिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभगिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पुत्रशोकार्ताम्afflicted by grief for (her) son
पुत्रशोकार्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुत्रशोकार्ता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आश्वचासयत्consoled, comforted
आश्वचासयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्वस् (causative: आश्वासयति)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
दुःखिताम्sorrowful, distressed
दुःखिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखित
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
A
Arjuna
K
Kṛṣṇa’s sister (bhaginī)

Educational Q&A

Even amid righteous conflict, dharma includes compassionate responsibility: one should support the grief-stricken, offer reassurance, and help them regain steadiness so that sorrow does not lead to despair or unethical action.

After a grievous loss (implied by the phrase ‘afflicted by grief for her son’), Kṛṣṇa goes to Arjuna’s camp quarters and begins consoling his sister, who is overwhelmed by mourning.