Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ
Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements
पुत्रस्य तव चात्यर्थ विषाद: समजायत
putrasya tava cātyartha viṣādaḥ samajāyata
سنجے نے کہا: تمہارے بیٹے کے بارے میں تم پر نہایت گہرا ملال طاری ہوا—ایسا شدید غم جو ان جنگی خبروں کے بیچ تمہارے دل کو جکڑ گیا۔
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights how intense attachment to one’s own (especially to a child) can overwhelm judgment and inner steadiness; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such grief is also a consequence of choices that led to destructive conflict.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, observes that upon hearing about his son’s situation, Dhṛtarāṣṭra is seized by extreme sorrow.