Shloka 3
धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas
अथ चिन्तां समापेदे पुन: कौरवनन्दन । अम्भस्यस्या निमज्जेयमिति दुःखसमन्वित:,कौरवनन्दन! (उसे देखकर) दुःखसे युक्त वसिष्ठजीके मनमें फिर यह विचार आया कि मैं इसी नदीके जलमें डूब जाऊँ
atha cintāṃ samāpede punaḥ kauravanandana | ambhasy asyā nimajjeyam iti duḥkhasamanvitaḥ ||
Então, ó alegria da linhagem dos Kurus, ele voltou a cair em reflexão ansiosa. Dominado pela dor, decidiu: “Afundarei nas águas deste mesmo rio.” O verso evidencia como o luto pode impelir até o sábio a impulsos autodestrutivos, instaurando a tensão ética entre o desespero e a firmeza.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse portrays how intense sorrow can cloud judgment and lead to thoughts of self-destruction; it implicitly invites reflection on dharma as steadiness and the need to resist despair-driven decisions.
The speaker describes a person—addressed in the telling to a Kuru prince—who, seeing the situation, becomes overwhelmed with grief and decides to drown himself in the river’s waters.