Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तान्‌ समानीय पुत्रस्ते यत्नेन महता विभु: । निवेशाय मनो दश्रे दु:ःखशोकसमन्वित:,दुःख और शोकमें डूबे हुए आपके पुत्र राजा दुर्योधनने बड़े यत्नसे उन सबको साथ ले आकर छावनीमें विश्राम करनेका विचार किया

Transliteration

tān samānīya putras te yatnena mahatā vibhuḥ | niveśāya mano dadhre duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：你的儿子——那位强大的国王——沉溺于悲痛与哀伤之中，费尽心力将众人召集起来，心中决意退回营寨歇息。此偈表明：在战争的道德与情感重压下，即便强权之主也会因疲惫与内心苦楚而求暂时的安歇，而非获得清明的判断。

Word by Word

तान्them

समानीयhaving brought (together)

पुत्रःson

तेof you/your

यत्नेनwith effort

महताgreat

विभुःthe mighty one/lord (king)

निवेशायfor lodging/encampment (for resting in camp)

मनःmind/intent

दध्रेheld; resolved; fixed (his mind)

दुःखशोकसमन्वितःendowed with sorrow and grief

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Duryodhana

niveśa (camp/encampment)

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?

Power and status do not shield one from the consequences of adharma and violence: the ruler who drives war becomes inwardly burdened by duḥkha and śoka, and seeks relief in withdrawal rather than facing ethical reckoning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, distressed and grieving, gathers his people/companions and decides to return to the encampment to rest, indicating a pause in action driven by emotional and physical strain.