Shloka 33

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti

Chapter 50

Devanagari script

तत्र मां यमजौ दूरादालोक्याभिहततं तदा । बाहुभि: परिगृह्ञीतां शोचन्तौ सहितायुभौ

Transliteration

tatra māṃ yamajau dūrād ālokyābhihataṃ tadā | bāhubhiḥ parigṛhṇītāṃ śocantau sahitāyubhau ||

Translation

当时，那对双生兄弟远远看见我撞击倒地，便走近前来，用双臂扶住我；二人同心，竟为我哀叹起来。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, accusative, singular

• यमजौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमजौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमज
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• दूरात्: from afar
• दूरात्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर

• आलोक्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलोक्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active

• अभिहतम्: struck, injured
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-हन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• बाहुभिः: with (their) arms/hands
• बाहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• परिगृह्णीताम्: they two seized/held (me) around
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ग्रह्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, 3rd, dual

• शोचन्तौ: lamenting, grieving
• शोचन्तौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच्
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual, शतृ (present active participle)

• सहितौ: together
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• आयुभौ: of equal life-span/age (two alike in age)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयु
• Form: neuter, nominative, dual

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Nakula
• Sahadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within political hostility, the Mahabharata repeatedly highlights shared kinship and basic human compassion: a fallen person—especially a relative—can evoke care and grief, reminding readers that dharma includes restraint and empathy, not only victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana recounts that after he was struck down in a clash, the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva saw him from a distance, came close, held him up with their arms, and lamented for him together.