Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच त्वद्युक्तोडयमनुप्रश्नो यन्मां पृच्छसि पार्थिव । तत्ते5हं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावद्‌ भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tvad-yukto 'yam anupraśno yan māṃ pṛcchasi pārthiva | tat te 'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi yathāvad bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja, pertanyaan susulanmu itu memang wajar, kerana engkau menanyakannya kepadaku. Maka akan kujelaskan kepadamu dengan lengkap dan tepat, wahai permata kaum Bharata.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

त्वत्from you / by you

युक्तःproper, fitting

अयम्this

अनुप्रश्नःfollow-up question, inquiry

यत्which/that (thing)

माम्me

पृच्छसिyou ask

पार्थिवO king

तत्that (matter)

तेto you

अहम्I

सम्प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall explain fully

यथावत्properly, as it should be

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

pārthiva (the king addressed)

Bharata lineage (bharatarṣabha)

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 highlights the ethics of discourse: a well-framed follow-up question deserves a complete and accurate reply, emphasizing careful inquiry and responsible instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana acknowledges the king’s question as appropriate and promises to explain the matter properly, signaling a transition into a fuller exposition.