Shloka 39
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
वयमेव त्रयो राजन् गच्छन्तं परमां गतिम्
vayameva trayo rājan gacchantaṃ paramāṃ gatim |
Sañjaya disse: “Ó rei, enquanto segues para o estado supremo, só nós três não caminhamos atrás de ti. Por isso, privados tanto do céu quanto da prosperidade terrena, recordaremos teus méritos e, dia e noite, arderemos no fogo do pesar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical consequence in relational terms: failing to accompany or uphold a righteous elder/king at the decisive moment leads to loss of both transcendent reward (svarga) and worldly well-being (artha), leaving only remorseful remembrance of the other’s merit.
Sañjaya addresses the king, saying that as the king proceeds toward the ‘highest destiny,’ the speaker and two others are not able or not destined to follow; they foresee themselves left behind, deprived of reward and prosperity, consumed by grief while recalling the king’s virtuous deeds.