Shloka 63

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

ते त्वनुज्ञाप्य राजानं भूशं शोकपरायणा: । जम्मुर्दूरे महाराज कृपप्रभूतयो रथा:,महाराज! राजाकी आज्ञा लेकर अत्यन्त शोकमें डूबे हुए कृपाचार्य आदि महारथी वहाँसे दूर चले गये

Transliteration

te tv anujñāpya rājānaṁ bhṛśaṁ śokaparāyaṇāḥ | jagmur dūre mahārāja kṛpaprabhṛtayo rathāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Sau khi được nhà vua cho phép, những chiến binh ấy—chìm ngập trong nỗi sầu thảm khôn nguôi—đã đánh xe rời đi đến một nơi xa, hỡi Đại vương, với Kṛpa và các bậc lão tướng khác dẫn đầu.

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

तुbut/indeed

अनुज्ञाप्यhaving taken/obtained permission (after requesting)

राजानम्the king

भूयःagain/further

शोक-परायणाःwholly given over to grief

जग्मुःwent

दूरेfar away

महा-राजO great king

कृप-प्रभूतयःthose headed by Kripa / Kripa and the rest

रथाःcharioteers/chariots (i.e., warriors in chariots)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

chariots (ratha)

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?

The verse highlights that victory in war does not erase sorrow or moral weight; survivors—especially elders like Kṛpa—often respond with withdrawal and grief, pointing to the tragic cost of adharma-driven conflict and the emotional consequences of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving the king’s leave, Kṛpa and other remaining chariot-warriors depart from the scene, moving away at a distance, deeply immersed in grief; Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.