Shloka 85

Devanagari script

प्रविशारालपक्ष्माक्षि न सन्ति पतयस्तव । न पाण्डवा: प्रभवन्ति तव कृष्णे कथठचन

Transliteration

praviśārālapakṣmākṣi na santi patayas tava | na pāṇḍavāḥ prabhavanti tava kṛṣṇe kathaṃcana ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai wanita bermata panjang bulu mata, janganlah masuk (ke sini/menempuh jalan ini). Para pelindungmu sudah tiada; dan para Pāṇḍava, wahai Kṛṣṇā, tidak lagi berdaya menolongmu walau dengan apa cara sekalipun.”

Word by Word

प्रविशारालपक्ष्माक्षिO one with long eyelashes and beautiful eyes

नnot

सन्तिare / exist

पतयःhusbands / lords

तवof you / your

नnot

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

प्रभवन्तिare able / prevail / have power

तवof you / your

कृष्णेO Krishna (Draupadi)

कथञ्चनin any way / at all

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of worldly protection in times of catastrophe: when one’s protectors are gone, even powerful allies may be unable to intervene. It highlights the ethical and emotional reality of helplessness amid war’s devastation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) with a tender epithet and urges her not to proceed, stating that her protectors are absent and that the Pāṇḍavas are not in a position to help her—reflecting a moment of crisis and vulnerability within the war narrative.