Mahabharata — Karna Parva, Shloka 256
कर्णस्य सेनापत्यं, माकरव्यूहः, पाण्डवानामर्धचन्द्रव्यूहः
Karna’s Command; Mākara Formation; Pandava Crescent Counter-Array
श्रुत्वा व्यामोहमागच्छच्छोकव्याकुलितेन्द्रिय: । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! यह कहते हुए ही अम्बिकानन्दन धृतराष्ट्र उस समय यह सुनकर कि अपनी सेनाके प्रमुख वीर मारे गये
śrutvā vyāmoham āgacchac choka-vyākulitendriyaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Mendengar hal itu, Dhṛtarāṣṭra—putera Ambikā—jatuh ke dalam kekeliruan dan pengsan; segala pancainderanya ditenggelami dukacita. Tatkala baginda mendengar bahawa para wira utama telah terbunuh, bala tentera hampir musnah dan hanya sedikit yang tinggal, baginda rebah dihancurkan oleh kesedihan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how grief and delusion can seize the mind when one is bound by attachment to power and outcomes; reliance on violence and victory as supports of identity culminates in inner collapse when those supports fall.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, on hearing the disastrous news of the war—especially the loss of leading warriors and the decimation of his forces—becomes bewildered and is overwhelmed by sorrow.