Shloka 1
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
ऑपन--र< बछ। ] अति्ऑफाएड सप्तविशो<्ध्याय: युधिष्ठिरको शोकवश शरीर त्याग देनेके लिये उद्यत देख व्यासजीका उन्हें उससे निवारण करके समझाना युधिछिर उवाच अभिमन्यौ हते बाले द्रौपद्यास्तनयेषु च । धृष्टय्युम्ने विराटे च द्रुपदे च महीपतौ
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | abhimanyau hate bāle draupadyās tanayeṣu ca | dhṛṣṭadyumne virāṭe ca drupade ca mahīpatau ||
尤提士提罗说道：“噢，诸仙之最！此战之中，年少的阿毗曼纽被杀，德劳帕蒂之诸子亦尽皆陨落；德里什塔丢姆那、维罗吒与德鲁帕王也都倒下。目睹这些死亡与亲族的覆灭，我被悲恸吞噬——自念我竟成了戕害同族之人，贪恋王权，并成为我族系毁灭的祸根。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse initiates Yudhiṣṭhira’s moral crisis: even a war fought under claims of dharma leaves profound ethical residue—grief, guilt, and responsibility for the destruction of kin. It sets the stage for instruction on dharma, kingship, and inner reconciliation.
After the war, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the sage (Vyāsa in the chapter’s frame), listing the fallen—Abhimanyu, Draupadī’s sons, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Virāṭa, and Drupada—and expresses overwhelming sorrow and self-reproach.