Shloka 46

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

भीष्मेण सोमदत्तेन बाह्लीकेन कृपेण च | द्रोणेन च सपुत्रेण विदुरेण च धीमता

Transliteration

bhīṣmeṇa somadattena bāhlīkena kṛpeṇa ca | droṇena ca saputreṇa vidureṇa ca dhīmatā ||

Translation

ทั้งภีษมะ โสมทัตตะ พาหลีกะ กฤปะ โทฺรณะพร้อมบุตร และวิทุระผู้มีปัญญา—

Word by Word

• भीष्मेण: by Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सोमदत्तेन: by Somadatta
• सोमदत्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बाह्लीकेन: by Bahlika
• बाह्लीकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लीक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृपेण: by Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• द्रोणेन: by Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सपुत्रेण: together with (his) son
• सपुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विदुरेण: by Vidura
• विदुरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Somadatta
• Bāhlīka
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Droṇa (Dronācārya)
• Aśvatthāman (Droṇa’s son)
• Vidura
• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the moral weight of senior figures—teachers, elders, and counselors—implying that righteous governance and warfare depend on wisdom and dharma-informed counsel, not merely martial power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists prominent elders and leaders—Bhīṣma, Somadatta, Bāhlīka, Kṛpa, Droṇa with his son, and wise Vidura—situating the account within the remembered circle of Kuru authority and guidance as the war narrative proceeds.