Shloka 283

Devanagari script

सहितै रक्षिश्रि: सर्वे: प्राणेदुर्योषितस्तदा । महारथी द्रोणपुत्रके वहाँसे हट जानेपर एकत्र हुए सम्पूर्ण रक्षकोंसहित धृष्टद्युम्नकी रानियाँ फ़ूट-फ़ूटकर रोने लगीं

Transliteration

sa-hitai rakṣiśriḥ sarvaiḥ prāṇedur yoṣitas tadā | mahārathī droṇaputrake vahāṁse haṭa jānepara ekatra huye sampūrṇa rakṣakoṁsahit dhṛṣṭadyumnakī rāniyāṁ phūṭ-phūṭkar rone lagīṁ

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Ketika itu, para wanita bersama semua pengawal dilanda dukacita. Apabila maharathi, putera Droṇa, berundur dari tempat itu, permaisuri-permaisuri Dhṛṣṭadyumna berhimpun dengan seluruh pasukan pelindung lalu menangis teresak-esak, ratapan mereka meledak tanpa dapat ditahan.

Word by Word

सहितैःtogether with

रक्षिभिःwith the guards/protectors

सर्वैःwith all

प्राणेदुःthey wailed/cried out

योषितःthe women

तदाthen

महारथीthe great chariot-warrior

द्रोणपुत्रकेwhen/where Drona's son (Aśvatthāman) (was present/concerned)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s queens

guards/protectors

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical residue of war: even when warriors act and move on, the suffering falls heavily on non-combatants—here, the royal women—highlighting the human cost that persists beyond the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā) leaves the spot, Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s queens, accompanied by the guards, gather together and break into intense mourning, indicating the immediate emotional aftermath of the night’s violence in the Sauptika episode.