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Shloka 70

द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake

शोचन्त्यस्तत्र रुरुदु: क्रन्दमाना विशाम्पते । वे जहाँ-तहाँ हाहाकार करती हुई अपने ऊपर नखोंसे आघात करने, हाथोंसे सिर और छाती पीटने तथा केश नोचने लगीं। प्रजानाथ! शोकमें ड्रबकर पतिको पुकारती हुई वे रानियाँ करुण स्वरसे क्रन्दन करने लगीं ।। ततो दुर्योधनामात्या: साश्रुकण्ठा भृशातुरा:

śocantyas tatra ruruduḥ krandamānā viśāmpate | tato duryodhanāmātyāḥ sāśrukaṇṭhā bhṛśāturāḥ ||

Sañjaya berkata: Di sana mereka meratap lalu menangis teresak, menjerit dalam kepedihan, wahai tuan rakyat. Mereka mencakar tubuh dengan kuku, menumbuk kepala dan dada dengan tangan, serta merenggut rambut sendiri. Maka para wanita dalam istana Duryodhana—tekak tersekat oleh air mata dan dilanda derita yang amat—mengangkat ratapan yang memilukan.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
दुर्योधनof Duryodhana
दुर्योधन:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अमात्याःministers, counselors
अमात्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
with
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अश्रुwith tears
अश्रु:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्रु
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कण्ठाःthroats/voices
कण्ठाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकण्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भृशexceedingly, greatly
भृश:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृश
आतुराःdistressed, afflicted
आतुराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआतुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as viśāmpati)
D
Duryodhana
D
Duryodhana’s household women/queens and attendants

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the inevitable human suffering that follows violence and unrighteous ambition: the end of war is not triumph but mourning, revealing the ethical cost of pride, hatred, and adharma.

Sañjaya describes the women connected with Duryodhana lamenting intensely—crying and weeping with throats choked by tears—after the catastrophic events of the war, as he reports the scene to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.