Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

मया च स्वयमागम्य युद्धकाल उपस्थिते । सर्वलोकस्य सांनिध्ये ग्रामांस्त्वं पडच याचित:

Transliteration

mayā ca svayam āgamya yuddhakāla upasthite | sarvalokasya sānnidhye grāmāṁs tvaṁ pañca yācitaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— “ଯୁଦ୍ଧକାଳ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେବାବେଳେ, ମୁଁ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ଆସି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସାମ୍ନାରେ ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ କେବଳ ପାଞ୍ଚଟି ଗ୍ରାମ ମାଗିଥିଲି।”

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• स्वयम्: personally
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• आगम्य: having come
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• युद्धकाल: at the time of battle
• युद्धकाल: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्धकाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपस्थिते: when (it was) present/arrived
• उपस्थिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपस्थित
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सर्वलोकस्य: of all people
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सान्निध्ये: in the presence
• सान्निध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ग्रामान्: villages
• ग्रामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• याचितः: was requested/asked for
• Type: Verb
• Root: याचित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• five villages (pañca grāmāḥ)
• the public assembly (sarvaloka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even at the brink of war, dharma favors exhausting peaceful, proportionate remedies. A minimal, publicly made request underscores ethical restraint and highlights the moral weight of rejecting reconciliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker recalls personally approaching the opposing side, in the presence of all, to ask for only five villages as a peace settlement—an attempt to prevent the impending war.