Shloka 35
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
ये वयं न गताः: स्वर्ग त्वां पुरस्कृत्य पार्थिवम् । “मुझको, कृतवर्माको तथा महारथी कृपाचार्यको भी धिक््कार है कि हम आप-जैसे महाराजको आगे करके स्वर्गलोकमें नहीं गये ।।
ye vayaṁ na gatāḥ svargaṁ tvāṁ puraskṛtya pārthivam | dātāraṁ sarvakāmānāṁ rakṣitāraṁ prajāhitam ||
Disse Sañjaya: “Vergonha para nós—por não termos alcançado o céu contigo, ó rei, tendo-te à nossa frente. Tu eras o doador de todo desejo e o protetor devotado ao bem do povo.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal kingship as generosity and protection of subjects, while also expressing the warrior-ethic notion that dying alongside a righteous leader can be seen as a path to heaven; it highlights remorse for failing in loyal duty.
Sañjaya reports a lament in which the speaker addresses a king, confessing shame that they did not go to heaven with him as their leader, praising him as a benefactor and guardian of the people.