Mahabharata 9.63.74 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 63, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन गान्धार्या सहितो<ब्रवीत्‌ । धृतराष्ट्रो महाबाहुः केशवं केशिसूदनम्‌

Transliteration

etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ gāndhāryā sahito 'bravīt | dhṛtarāṣṭro mahābāhuḥ keśavaṃ keśisūdanam ||

Translation

Mendengar kata-kata itu, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, raja yang berlengan perkasa, bersama Gāndhārī, berkata kepada Keśava, pembunuh Keśin. Dia mendesak Kṛṣṇa agar segera pergi melindungi para Pāṇḍava, sambil menyatakan bahawa dia akan bertemu dengannya lagi tidak lama lagi.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral, Non-finite

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गान्धार्या: with Gandhari
• गान्धार्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• केशिसूदनम्: slayer of Keshi
• केशिसूदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशिसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Gāndhārī
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Keśin

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid irreversible consequences, a ruler’s duty is to align with dharma—seeking the protection of the righteous and acknowledging moral responsibility, however late that recognition may come.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, accompanied by Gāndhārī, responds to what he has heard by addressing Kṛṣṇa (Keśava/Keśisūdanā) and urging him to go quickly to safeguard the Pāṇḍavas, indicating a desire to meet him again soon.