Shloka 543
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
अवैक्षत् संजयो दीनं रोदमानं भृशातुरम् | शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले नरेश! तदनन्तर होशमें आकर अत्यन्त आतुर हो दीनभावसे विलाप करते हुए राजा धृतराष्ट्रकी ओर संजयने देखा
avaiṣat sañjayo dīnaṃ rodamānaṃ bhṛśāturam |
Vaiśampāyana said: Sañjaya looked upon King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who had regained awareness and now, overwhelmed by anguish, was weeping and lamenting in deep distress. The scene underscores the moral weight of war’s consequences: even a king, bound by attachment and past choices, is brought to helpless sorrow when the fruits of conflict ripen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical aftermath of war: power and status cannot shield one from sorrow when actions and attachments culminate in suffering. It implicitly points to responsibility (karma) and the tragic cost of adharma-driven conflict.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Sañjaya observes Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who has come back to his senses and is now intensely distressed—crying and lamenting—indicating the king’s emotional collapse in response to the unfolding calamities of the war.