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Mahabharata · 7.62.10–11
॥
Санджая
Devanāgarī
तत् ते विलपितं सर्वं मया राजन् निशामितम् ॥
अर्थे निविशमानस्य विषमिश्रं यथा मधु ॥
न तथा मन्यते कृष्णो राजानं पाण्डवं पुरा ॥
न भीष्मं नैव च द्रोणं यथा त्वां मन्यते नृप ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tat te vilapitaṃ sarvaṃ mayā rājan niśāmitam ||
arthe niviśamānasya viṣamiśraṃ yathā madhu ||
na tathā manyate kṛṣṇo rājānaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ purā ||
na bhīṣmaṃ naiva ca droṇaṃ yathā tvāṃ manyate nṛpa ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तत् ते विलपितम् सर्वम्tat te vilapitam sarvamthat whole lament of yours; that whole lament of yours
मया राजन् निशामितम्mayā rājan niśāmitamwas heard by me, O king; was heard by me, O king
अर्थे निविशमानस्यarthe niviśamānasya[from you,] clinging to gain; from you, clinging to gain
विषमिश्रम् यथा मधुviṣamiśram yathā madhulike honey mixed with poison; like honey mixed with poison
न तथा मन्यते कृष्णःna tathā manyate kṛṣṇaḥnot so does Krishna esteem; not so does Krishna esteem
राजानम् पाण्डवम् पुराrājānam pāṇḍavam purāKing Pandava [Yudhishthira] before; the Pandava king before
न भीष्मम् न च द्रोणम्na bhīṣmam na ca droṇamnor Bhishma, nor even Drona; nor Bhishma, nor Drona
यथा त्वाम् मन्यते नृपyathā tvām manyate nṛpaas he esteems you, O sovereign; as he esteems you, O sovereign
Translation
"That whole lament of yours has been heard by me, O king — [the lament] of you, clinging to gain, like honey mixed with poison. Not so does Krishna esteem King Pandava as he once did, nor Bhishma, nor Drona, as he esteems you, O sovereign."
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47ea1aa5df65 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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The image "viṣamiśraṃ yathā madhu," "honey mixed with poison," lays bare the duplicity of Dhritarashtra's lament: sweet words of sorrow are poisoned by relentless self-interest — "arthe niviśamānasya," clinging to gain. He grieves, yet does not renounce the fruits of unrighteousness. It is telling that Sanjaya discerns this poison beneath the sweetness. The verse teaches wariness of grief that has not let go of self-interest: lament in which attachment to what was wrongly desired still lives is honey with poison; and only that repentance is true which releases the very gain for whose sake the wrong was done.