Shloka 62
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
पर्याप्ता हि वयं तेन सह योधयितुं परान् । राजन! मेरी बात सुनकर अश्वत्थामाने उस विशाल सरोवरकी ओर देखा और करुण विलाप करते हुए कहा--'अहो! धिक्कार है, राजा दुर्योधन नहीं जानते हैं कि हम सब जीवित हैं। उनके साथ रहकर हमलोग शत्रुओंसे जूझनेके लिये पर्याप्त हैं! || ६०-६१ ह$ ।। ते तु तत्र चिरं काल॑ विलप्य च महारथा:
sa jaya uv01ca |
pary01pt01 hi vaya tena saha yodhayitu par01n |
r01jan mer2b b01ta sunkar a5bvatth01m01ne usa vi5b01la sarovara-k2b ora dekh01 aura karu 47a vil01pa karte hue kah01—
"aho dhik-k01ra hai, r01j01 duryodhana nah2b j01nate hai ki ham sab j2bvita hai |
unk13 s01tha rahkar hamlog 5batruo se j6bjhne ke liye pary01pta hai " ||
te tu tatra cira k01la vilapya ca mah01rath01 ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, sesungguhnya kami mencukupi untuk bertempur melawan musuh apabila bersama baginda.” Mendengar kata-kataku, Aśvatthāmā memandang ke arah tasik yang luas itu, lalu meratap dengan pilu: “Aduhai, sungguh memalukan! Raja Duryodhana tidak mengetahui bahawa kita masih hidup. Dengan tetap bersama baginda, kita benar-benar mampu menentang musuh.” Kemudian para maharatha itu meratap di situ untuk waktu yang lama, dan…
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the warrior-ethic of solidarity and duty: the speakers believe that united with their leader they remain capable of resisting the enemy, and it also shows how grief and shame arise when loyalty cannot reach the one to whom it is owed.
Sanjaya reports that, after hearing his statement, Ashvatthaman looks toward a large lake and laments that Duryodhana does not know they are still alive; he insists they are strong enough to fight if they can be with him. The text then notes that the great warriors continue lamenting there for a long time.