Shloka 13
दृष्टवा तु पतितं पद्भ्यां धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । धनंजयममित्रघ्नं रुदन्तं भरतर्षभ
dṛṣṭvā tu patitaṃ padbhyāṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dhanañjayam amitraghnaṃ rudantaṃ bharatarṣabha ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nang makita ni Haring Yudhiṣṭhira—matatag sa dharma—si Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), mamumuksa ng mga kaaway, na nakalugmok sa kanyang paanan at humahagulgol, iniahon niya ito nang may malalim na pag-ibig at niyakap sa dibdib. Sa bigat ng pagkakamag-anak at kapahamakan ng digmaan, ang matuwid na hari mismo ay napahagulhol at umiyak nang malakas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the harsh demands of kṣatriya warfare, dharma is not mere severity; it includes compassion and responsibility toward one’s own. Yudhiṣṭhira’s response shows that righteous leadership holds space for grief and tenderness, not only strategy and victory.
Arjuna, overwhelmed, falls at Yudhiṣṭhira’s feet and weeps. Yudhiṣṭhira lifts him up and embraces him, and then the normally composed Dharmarāja himself breaks down in tears—signaling the emotional cost of the battle and the deep bond between the brothers.