Shloka 47
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
संजय उवाच इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानं भग्नसक्थमचेतनम् | अभश्रृत्थामा समुद्वीक्ष्य पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत्,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! जिसकी जाँघें टूट गयी थीं, उस अचेत पड़े हुए राजा दुर्योधनसे ऐसा कहकर अभश्रव॒त्थामाने पुन उसकी ओर देखा और इस प्रकार कहा --
sañjaya uvāca | ityevam uktvā rājānaṁ bhagnasaktham acetanam | abhiśrutthāmā samudvīkṣya punar vacanam abravīt |
సంజయుడు పలికెను—ఇట్లు తొడలు విరిగి అచేతనంగా పడివున్న రాజు (దుర్యోధనుడు)తో చెప్పి, అశ్వత్థామా మరల అతనిని చూచి, పునర్వచనమును పలికెను.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical collapse that can follow unchecked ambition and war: even after decisive defeat, the impulse to continue hostility persists. It frames the coming actions as arising in a moment where dharma is obscured—an unconscious, fallen king and a warrior preparing to speak again, setting the stage for further adharma-driven retaliation.
Sañjaya narrates that Aśvatthāmā, after addressing the grievously wounded and unconscious Duryodhana (with shattered thighs), looks at him again and resumes speaking. This is a transitional narrative beat leading into Aśvatthāmā’s subsequent resolve and counsel that culminate in the night-time assault associated with the Sauptika events.