Shloka 27

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

गान्धार्या: क्रोधदीप्ताया: प्रशमार्थमरिंदम । “शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले माधव! इस समय क्रोधसे जलती हुई गान्धारी देवीको शान्त करनेके लिये आपका वहाँ जाना ही मुझे उचित जान पड़ता है ।। त्वं हि कर्ता विकर्ता च लोकानां प्रभवाप्यय:,“महाबाहो! आप सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके स्रष्टा और संहारक हैं। आप ही सबकी उत्पत्ति और प्रलयके स्थान हैं। आप युक्ति और कारणोंसे संयुक्त समयोचित वचनोंद्वारा गान्धारी देवीको शीघ्र ही शान्त कर देंगे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | gāndhāryāḥ krodha-dīptāyāḥ praśamārtham ariṃdama | “śatrūṇāṃ damana-karaṇe vādhava! asmin samaye krodhena jvalantīṃ gāndhārīṃ devīṃ śāntayituṃ tava tatra gamanam eva me yuktam iva pratibhāti || tvaṃ hi kartā vikartā ca lokānāṃ prabhavāpyayaḥ | mahābāho! tvaṃ sarva-lokānāṃ sraṣṭā saṃhartā ca | tvam eva sarveṣāṃ utpatti-pralaya-sthānam | tvaṃ yukti-kāraṇa-saṃyuktaiḥ samayocitaiḥ vacobhiḥ gāndhārīṃ devīṃ śīghram eva praśamayiṣyasi”

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai penunduk musuh! Untuk meredakan Permaisuri Gandhārī yang menyala oleh amarah, pada hematku engkau patut pergi ke sana sekarang. Wahai Mādhava, penjinak lawan! Engkaulah benar-benar pembuat dan pemusnah segala dunia—asal mula dan tempat lenyapnya semua makhluk. Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, engkaulah landasan tempat segala sesuatu muncul dan ke dalamnya segala sesuatu kembali. Dengan kata-kata yang tepat pada waktunya, disertai hujah dan sebab yang kukuh, engkau akan segera menenangkan Permaisuri Gandhārī.”

Word by Word

गान्धार्याःof Gandhārī

क्रोधदीप्तायाःof (her) blazing with anger

प्रशम-अर्थम्for pacification

अरिंदमO subduer of foes

त्वम्you

हिindeed/for

कर्ताcreator/doer

विकर्ताdestroyer/undoer

चand

लोकानाम्of the worlds/of beings

प्रभव-अप्ययःorigin and dissolution

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gandhārī

Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

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?

Even in the aftermath of righteous war, unchecked anger can become destructive; therefore, timely, reasoned speech and compassionate intervention are presented as the proper means to restore balance. The verse also frames Kṛṣṇa as the cosmic regulator—capable of calming passions through wisdom suited to the moment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Gandhārī as burning with wrath after the catastrophe of the war. He urges Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) to go to her and pacify her, praising him as the creator and destroyer of worlds who can, through appropriate and well-reasoned words, quickly calm her.