Shloka 65
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
Devanagari script
ततो वृद्धा महाराज योषितां रक्षिणो नरा:
Transliteration
tato vṛddhā mahārāja yoṣitāṃ rakṣiṇo narāḥ
Translation
അപ്പോൾ, മഹാരാജാവേ, സ്ത്രീകളുടെ രക്ഷകരായി നിയോഗിക്കപ്പെട്ട വൃദ്ധപുരുഷന്മാർ മുന്നോട്ട് വന്നു।
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
वृद्धाःold; aged
वृद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
योषिताम्of women
योषिताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयोषित्
FormFeminine, genitive, plural
रक्षिणःguards; protectors
रक्षिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षिन्
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
नराःmen
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)V
vṛddhāḥ (elders)Y
yoṣitaḥ (women)R
rakṣiṇaḥ (guardians)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid the devastation of war, dharma is reflected in the duty of guardianship: elders and responsible men are expected to safeguard the vulnerable—here, specifically women—upholding social protection as a moral obligation.
Sañjaya continues reporting events to the king, noting that the elders—men designated as protectors of the women—then take action or come forward, indicating a shift to concerns of protection and order in the aftermath or midst of turmoil.