Shloka 8
Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa
Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors
राजानं विदुरश्नापि प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमी श्वरम् । आश्वासयामास तदा सिज्चंस्तोयेन कौरवम्,तत्पश्चात् विदुरने भी ऐश्वर्यशाली कुरुवंशी प्रज्ञाचक्षु राजा धृतराष्ट्रकरे ऊपर जल छिड़ककर उन्हें होशमें लानेकी चेष्टा की
rājānaṃ viduraś cāpi prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram | āśvāsayām āsa tadā siñcann toyena kauravam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Kemudian Vidura juga berusaha menenangkan raja—Dhṛtarāṣṭra, tuan agung kaum Kaurava yang meski buta pada jasad, dikurniai penglihatan batin—dengan memercikkan air kepadanya agar sedar kembali dan meneguhkan hatinya. Adegan ini menonjolkan tugas belas kasih Vidura: di tengah keruntuhan moral yang dibawa perang, dia tetap bertindak untuk memulihkan ketenangan serta menuntun pemerintah kembali kepada kejernihan dan pengendalian diri.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in catastrophic circumstances, dharmic conduct includes compassionate care and steadying counsel. Vidura’s act—reviving and consoling the shaken king—models ethical responsibility: restoring clarity and self-control in a ruler is itself a form of service to dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vidura approaches Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who is overwhelmed, and tries to bring him back to composure by consoling him and sprinkling water on him—an immediate, practical gesture to revive and calm the king.