Shloka 69
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
Devanagari script
तत एनां महाबाहु: केशव: शोककर्शिताम्
Transliteration
tata enāṃ mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ śokakarśitām
Translation
అప్పుడు మహాబాహువు కేశవుడు శోకంతో క్షీణించిన ఆమెను (గాంధారీని) ఉద్దేశించి పలికాడు.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
एनाम्her (this woman)
एनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
केशवःKeshava (Krishna)
केशवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
शोककर्शिताम्afflicted by grief
शोककर्शिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशोककर्शित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; कर्श् + क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)A
a grief-stricken woman (enām)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
Even amid the devastation of war, dharma includes compassionate attention to those overwhelmed by grief; the narrative frames Kṛṣṇa/Keśava as one who responds to suffering with purposeful speech rather than indifference.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) states that Keśava, described as mighty-armed, turns to address a woman who has been physically and emotionally worn down by sorrow, setting up a consoling or instructive reply.