Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तथा सा पतिता देवी गान्धारी दीर्घदर्शिनी । शुशोच बहुलालापै: कर्णस्य निधन युधि,इसी तरह दूरतक सोचनेवाली गान्धारी देवी भी पछाड़ खाकर गिरीं और बहुत विलाप करती हुई युद्धमें कर्णकी मृत्युके लिये शोक करने लगीं

Transliteration

tathā sā patitā devī gāndhārī dīrghadarśinī | śuśoca bahulālāpaiḥ karṇasya nidhanaṃ yudhi ||

Translation

Thế rồi hoàng hậu Gāndhārī, bậc hiền hậu nổi tiếng nhìn xa trông rộng, cũng ngã xuống vì sầu thảm. Bà cất nhiều tiếng than khóc, thương tiếc cái chết của Karṇa nơi chiến địa.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

साshe

पतिताfallen

देवीthe lady, queen

गान्धारीGandhārī

दीर्घदर्शिनीfar-seeing, long-sighted

शुशोचlamented, grieved

बहुलालापैःwith many lamentations

कर्णस्यof Karṇa

निधनम्death, destruction

युधिin battle

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gāndhārī

Karṇa

battlefield (yudhi)

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

What is the core teaching?

Even the wise and far-sighted are not immune to the human consequences of adharma-driven conflict: war culminates in irreversible loss, and the death of a great fighter becomes collective sorrow, exposing the ethical cost of ambition and enmity.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing of Karṇa’s death in battle, Gāndhārī collapses and mourns intensely, crying out in many lamentations; Vaiśampāyana narrates her reaction as part of the wider grief that follows the turning points of the war.