Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अनिष्टानां सहस्त्राणि तथेष्टानां शतानि च । उत्सृज्येह प्रयाता वै बान्धवा भृशदु:खिता:,कितने ही भाई-बन्धु अत्यन्त दुखी हो यहाँ हजारों अप्रिय त था सैकड़ों प्रिय व्यक्तियोंको छोड़कर चले गये हैं

Transliteration

aniṣṭānāṃ sahasrāṇi tatheṣṭānāṃ śatāni ca | utsṛjyeha prayātā vai bāndhavā bhṛśa-duḥkhitāḥ ||

Translation

“இங்கே ஆயிரம் வெறுப்பானவர்களையும் நூற்றுக் கணக்கான அன்பானவர்களையும் விட்டுவிட்டு உறவினர்கள் சென்றுவிட்டார்கள்; பின்னால் அவர்களுடையோர் பேர்துயரில் மூழ்கி நிற்கிறார்கள்.”

Word by Word

अनिष्टानाम्of the undesirable (things/persons)

सहस्राणिthousands

तथाand likewise

इष्टानाम्of the desirable (things/persons)

शतानिhundreds

चand

उत्सृज्यhaving abandoned/left behind

इहhere (in this world)

प्रयाताःhave departed / went away

वैindeed

बान्धवाःkinsmen/relatives

भृश-दुःखिताःextremely sorrowful

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Jambuka (speaker)

bāndhavāḥ (kinsmen/relatives)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the inevitability of separation: people depart from this world leaving behind both the unpleasant and the beloved, while those who remain are consumed by grief. It implicitly urges discernment and steadiness—recognizing impermanence so that sorrow does not overwhelm one’s dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jambuka reflects on the human condition: in this very world, many have already departed, abandoning a mixed circle of enemies and friends. The statement underscores how relatives are left behind in intense mourning, setting a contemplative tone typical of Śānti Parva’s ethical and philosophical instruction.