Shloka 72

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

व्यायामश्नायमत्यर्थ कृतस्त्वामभियाचता । ततो ग्लानमनास्तात नष्टसंज्ञ इवाभवम्‌,तात! तुमसे अनुरोध करनेके लिये बोलते समय मुझे बड़ा भारी परिश्रम करना पड़ा है। अत: क्षीणशक्ति होकर मैं अचेत-सा हो गया था

Transliteration

vyāyāmaśnāyam atyarthaṃ kṛtas tvām abhiyācatā | tato glānamano 'smi tāta naṣṭasaṃjña iva abhavam ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Anakku, ketika aku berbicara kepadamu untuk memohon, aku terpaksa mengerah tenaga berlebihan. Maka fikiranku menjadi letih, kekuatanku hilang, dan aku seakan-akan tidak sedarkan diri.”

Word by Word

व्यायामexertion, strenuous effort

श्नायम्sinew, tendon (i.e., bodily strength)

अत्यर्थम्excessively, very much

कृतःdone, made (having been done)

त्वाम्you

अभियाचताby (me) requesting, by (one) entreating

ततःthen, thereafter; therefore

ग्लानweary, exhausted

मनाःmind

तातdear one; father (vocative: O dear)

नष्टlost, gone

संज्ञःconsciousness, awareness

इवas if, like

अभवम्I became, I was

तातO dear one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

tāta (addressed person, unnamed here)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a sincere request can demand great effort; the verse highlights human limitation and the need for patience and compassion toward those who are physically or mentally exhausted.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker explains that while addressing the listener and making an earnest request, he overexerted himself and consequently became mentally fatigued and nearly unconscious.