Shloka 64
वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः
Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā
धनंजयस्तु दैव॑ तन्मनसा5चिन्तयत् प्रभु: । दुःखशोकसमाविष्टो नि:श्वासपरमो5भवत्,प्रभावशाली अर्जुनने मन-ही-मन इसे दैवका विधान समझा और दु:ःख-शोकमें डूबकर वे लंबी साँस लेने लगे
dhanañjayas tu daivaṁ tan manasā cintayat prabhuḥ | duḥkha-śoka-samāviṣṭo niḥśvāsa-paramo 'bhavat ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ngunit si Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), ang makapangyarihan, ay nagmuni-muni sa loob-loob na ito’y gawa ng tadhana. Nalulunod sa dalamhati at pighati, siya’y napadalas sa malalalim at mabibigat na buntong-hininga—tinatanggap na di maiiwasan ang nangyari kahit nabibigatan ang kanyang puso sa sakit.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between human sorrow and acceptance of daiva (the larger, fated order). Even a heroic figure like Arjuna experiences grief, yet he interprets the event as part of an inevitable divine dispensation—suggesting an ethical posture of endurance and inward reflection amid calamity.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Arjuna’s immediate inner response to a distressing development in the Mausala Parva: he mentally concludes that it is the work of fate, and, overwhelmed by duḥkha and śoka, he falls into deep sighing—an outward sign of intense inner anguish.