Shloka 72

द्वैपायनस्य राजेन्द्र ततः कौरवमब्रवीत्‌ । आपूृच्छे त्वां कुरुश्रेष्ठ मा च शोके मन: कृथा:,राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर वे सहसा उठकर खड़े हो गये और व्यासजीके चरणोंमें मस्तक झुकाकर प्रणाम करके कुरुवंशी धृतराष्ट्रसे बोले--“कुरुश्रेष्ठी अब मैं आपसे जानेकी आज्ञा चाहता हूँ। अब आप अपने मनको शोकमग्न न कीजिये। द्रोणपुत्र अश्वत्थामाके मनमें पापपूर्ण संकल्प उदित हुआ है। इसीलिये मैं सहसा उठ गया हूँ। उसने रातको सोते समय पाण्डवोंके वधका विचार किया है”

dvaipāyanasya rājendra tataḥ kauravam abravīt | āpṛcche tvāṃ kuruśreṣṭha mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||

毗舍摩波耶那说道:于是,大王啊,(三阇耶)在向岛生(毗耶娑)顶礼之后,对俱卢长者持国说道:“俱卢中之最者,我今告辞;愿你莫使心神沉入哀恸。”他骤然离去的道义急迫在于:德罗那之子阿湿婆他摩已生罪恶之念——他意欲在夜里趁般度五子熟睡时将其杀害。

द्वैपायनस्यof Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
द्वैपायनस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootद्वैपायन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
कौरवम्the Kaurava (Dhritarashtra)
कौरवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
आपूृच्छेI take leave / I ask permission to depart
आपूृच्छे:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ् (आ + प्रच्छ्)
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Atmanepada, Indicative
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus
कुरुश्रेष्ठ:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
Pratishedha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
and
:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शोकेin grief
शोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृथाःmake/do
कृथाः:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
D
Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
S
Saṃjaya
A
Aśvatthāmā
D
Droṇa
P
Pāṇḍavas
K
Kuru dynasty

Educational Q&A

Even amid catastrophic loss, one should not surrender the mind to grief in a way that disables discernment. The passage contrasts steadiness and timely counsel with the rise of a ‘pāpasaṅkalpa’—a morally corrupt intention—showing that inner intention is ethically decisive and can precipitate further adharma.

After paying respects to Vyāsa, Saṃjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and asks leave to depart, urging him not to grieve. The reason for the sudden urgency is the emergence of Aśvatthāmā’s plan to kill the Pāṇḍavas at night while they are asleep, foreshadowing the impending nocturnal atrocity.