Shloka 2
Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context
एष पाण्डव ते भ्राता पुत्रशोकपरायण: । जिघांसुद्रौणिमाक्रन्दे एक एवाभिधावति,'पाण्डुनन्दन! ये आपके भाई भीमसेन पुत्रशोकमें मग्न होकर युद्धमें द्रोणकुमारके वधकी इच्छासे अकेले ही उसपर धावा कर रहे हैं
eṣa pāṇḍava te bhrātā putraśokaparāyaṇaḥ | jighāṃsu drauṇim ākrande eka evābhidhāvati ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“噢，般度之子！你这位兄弟毗摩塞那，沉溺于丧子之痛，正独自一人怒火奔腾——一路呼号——誓要杀死德劳尼（阿湿婆他摩）。”此偈揭示：私人的悲恸足以驱使即便正义的武士，也陷入孤身复仇的狂烈行径。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how intense personal grief (putraśoka) can eclipse restraint and push a warrior toward solitary, revenge-driven violence. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical landscape, such impulses are understandable yet perilous, often deepening the cycle of adharma and retaliation.
Vaiśampāyana reports that the addressed Pāṇḍava’s brother—described as consumed by grief for his son—is charging alone toward Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), crying out and determined to kill him. It situates the action in the tense aftermath of atrocities in the Sauptika episode.