Shloka 57
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
प्राणानुपासृजद् वीर: सुहृदां दुःखमुत्सूजन् । अपाक्रामद् दिवं पुण्यां शरीरं क्षितिमाविशत्
prāṇān upāsṛjad vīraḥ suhṛdāṁ duḥkham utsṛjan | apākrāmad divaṁ puṇyāṁ śarīraṁ kṣitim āviśat ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Binitiwan ng bayaning hari ang hininga ng buhay, inihagis palayo ang dalamhating nagpapabigat sa mga nagmamalasakit sa kanya. Siya’y lumisan patungo sa langit ng kabutihan, samantalang ang kanyang katawan ay bumalik sa lupa—nanatiling narito sa ibabaw ng daigdig.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts the metaphysical destiny of the individual (departure to a meritorious heaven) with the human reality of war (grief borne by friends). It suggests that even when a warrior attains a higher posthumous state, the ethical weight of conflict persists among the living.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana relinquishes his life-breath and dies. His self is said to depart to heaven, while his body remains on the earth—marking the end of his role in the war’s unfolding events.