Shloka 13
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
को नु मामुत्थितं वीर तात तातेति वक्ष्यति । महाराजेति सततं लोकनाथेति चासकृत्,वीर! अब मेरे उठनेपर मुझे सदा तात, महाराज और लोकनाथ आदि बारंबार कहकर कौन पुकारेगा?
ko nu mām utthitaṃ vīra tāta tāta iti vakṣyati | mahārājeti satataṃ lokanātheti cāsakṛt ||
โอ้ยอดวีรบุรุษ! เมื่อข้าลุกขึ้น ใครเล่าจะร้องเรียกข้าซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าว่า ‘ท่านพ่อ ท่านพ่อ’ และคอยขานนามว่า ‘มหาราชา’ กับ ‘เจ้าแห่งปวงชน’ อยู่เนืองๆ?
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of war and the fragility of worldly honor: titles like “Great King” and “Lord of the people” matter less than the living bonds of affection—especially the intimate call of “father.” It evokes dharmic reflection on leadership, responsibility, and the sorrow that follows violence.
A speaker, addressing a “hero,” laments that after a devastating loss, no one will remain to greet him with affectionate and royal forms of address—“father,” “great king,” “protector of the people.” The line conveys bereavement and the emptiness that follows the fall of loved ones and dependents in the war.