Shloka 47
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
संजय उवाच इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानं भग्नसक्थमचेतनम् | अभश्रृत्थामा समुद्वीक्ष्य पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत्,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! जिसकी जाँघें टूट गयी थीं, उस अचेत पड़े हुए राजा दुर्योधनसे ऐसा कहकर अभश्रव॒त्थामाने पुन उसकी ओर देखा और इस प्रकार कहा --
sañjaya uvāca | ityevam uktvā rājānaṁ bhagnasaktham acetanam | abhiśrutthāmā samudvīkṣya punar vacanam abravīt |
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ തൈകൾ തകർന്നു ബോധം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട് കിടന്നിരുന്ന രാജാവിനോട് (ദുര്യോധനനോട്) പറഞ്ഞിട്ട്, അശ്വത്ഥാമാ വീണ്ടും അവനെ നോക്കി പിന്നെയും വാക്കുകൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ചു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical collapse that can follow unchecked ambition and war: even after decisive defeat, the impulse to continue hostility persists. It frames the coming actions as arising in a moment where dharma is obscured—an unconscious, fallen king and a warrior preparing to speak again, setting the stage for further adharma-driven retaliation.
Sañjaya narrates that Aśvatthāmā, after addressing the grievously wounded and unconscious Duryodhana (with shattered thighs), looks at him again and resumes speaking. This is a transitional narrative beat leading into Aśvatthāmā’s subsequent resolve and counsel that culminate in the night-time assault associated with the Sauptika events.