Shloka 26
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
Devanagari script
तत्र मे गमन॑ प्राप्त रोचते तव माधव
Transliteration
tatra me gamanaṁ prāptaṁ rocate tava mādhava
Translation
“Doon, O Mādhava, ang pagpunta ko ngayon ay wari’y nararapat at kaayon ng iyong layon.”
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
गमनम्going, departure
गमनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगमन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्तम्arrived, come about
प्राप्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रोचतेis pleasing / seems good
रोचते:
TypeVerb
Rootरुच्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
तवto you / your
तव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
माधवO Mādhava (Krishna)
माधव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined assent: one’s intended action should become ‘pleasing’ when it aligns with sound counsel and a higher ethical purpose, especially in morally weighty contexts like war.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a character addresses Kṛṣṇa as Mādhava and indicates that proceeding to the indicated place or course of action now seems appropriate, signaling agreement with Kṛṣṇa’s direction.