Mahabharata · 6.87.1
॥
Devanāgarī
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
इरावन्तं तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा पार्था महारथाः ॥
संग्रामे किम् अकुर्वन्त तन् ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
irāvantaṃ tu nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthā mahārathāḥ ||
saṃgrāme kim akurvanta tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धृतराष्ट्र उवाचdhṛtarāṣṭra uvācaDhritarashtra said; Dhritarashtra spoke
इरावन्तम् तु निहतम्irāvantam tu nihatamIravan indeed, slain; Iravan struck down
दृष्ट्वा पार्थाः महारथाःdṛṣṭvā pārthāḥ mahārathāḥhaving seen, the Partha great chariot-warriors; when the Pandavas saw
संग्रामे किम् अकुर्वन्तsaṃgrāme kim akurvantain the battle, what did they do; how did they act in the fight
तत् मम आचक्ष्व संजयtat mama ācakṣva saṃjayatell me that, Sanjaya; inform me of this
Translation
Dhritarashtra said: "What did the Partha great chariot-warriors do in battle, seeing Iravan slain? Tell me this, Sanjaya."
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Dhritarashtra's question is directed at the outward actions of the Pandavas, but behind it lies anxiety about the consequences: Iravan's death does not close the scene but provokes a fresh surge of force from those bound to him by kinship and duty.