Shloka 14
Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa
Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors
जये निराश: पुत्रो मे सततं जयकामुक: । ब्रूहि संजय तत्त्वेन पुनरुक्तां कथामिमाम्
jaye nirāśaḥ putro me satataṃ jayakāmukaḥ | brūhi sañjaya tattvena punaruktāṃ kathām imām ||
Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Sañjaya, ouvi o que disseste; mas dize-me de novo, com verdade. Terá meu filho—sempre faminto de vitória—perdido a esperança do triunfo e ido ao reino de Yama? Repete este relato mais uma vez, exatamente como aconteceu.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychological and ethical weight of war: obsessive craving for victory (jayakāmukatā) leads to fear and despair, while the listener demands tattva—an accurate, truthful account—showing that truth is sought even amid grief and uncertainty.
The speaker asks Sañjaya to repeat the report truthfully, worried that Duryodhana—constantly intent on winning—may have lost hope and died (gone to Yama’s realm). It frames a moment of anxious inquiry and insistence on factual narration.