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Jayadratha-vadha-parva (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's Lament)7.89.32–35
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Mahabharata · 7.89.32–35
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Devanāgarī

विद्रुतान् रथिनो दृष्ट्वा निरुत्साहान् द्विषज्जये ॥
पलायने कृतोत्साहान् मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः ॥
शून्यान् कृतान् रथोपस्थान् सात्वतेनार्जुनेन च ॥
हतांश् च योधान् संदृश्य मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः ॥
व्यश्वनागरथान् दृष्ट्वा तत्र वीरान् सहस्रशः ॥
धावमानान् रणे व्यग्रान् मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः ॥
विवीरांश् च कृतान् अश्वान् विरथांश् च कृतान् नरान् ॥
तत्र सात्यकिपार्थाभ्यां मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vidrutān rathino dṛṣṭvā nirutsāhān dviṣajjaye ||
palāyane kṛtotsāhān manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||
śūnyān kṛtān rathopasthān sātvatenārjunena ca ||
hatāṃś ca yodhān saṃdṛśya manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||
vyaśvanāgarathān dṛṣṭvā tatra vīrān sahasraśaḥ ||
dhāvamānān raṇe vyagrān manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||
vivīrāṃś ca kṛtān aśvān virathāṃś ca kṛtān narān ||
tatra sātyakipārthābhyāṃ manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
विद्रुतान् रथिनः दृष्ट्वाvidrutān rathinaḥ dṛṣṭvāseeing the scattered charioteers; seeing the scattered warriors
निरुत्साहान् द्विषज्जयेnirutsāhān dviṣajjayelacking zeal for conquering the foe; devoid of ardor for vanquishing the enemy
पलायने कृतोत्साहान्palāyane kṛtotsāhānhaving taken up zeal for flight; having turned their ardor toward fleeing
मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाःmanye śocanti putrakāḥI think, my dear sons grieve; I suppose, my sons grieve
शून्यान् कृतान् रथोपस्थान्śūnyān kṛtān rathopasthānthe chariot-platforms made empty; the emptied platforms of the chariots
सात्वतेन अर्जुनेन चsātvatena arjunena caby Satvata and by Arjuna; by Satvata and by Arjuna
हतान् च योधान् संदृश्यhatān ca yodhān saṃdṛśyaand seeing the slain warriors; and beholding the fallen fighters
मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाःmanye śocanti putrakāḥI think, my dear sons grieve; I suppose, my sons grieve
व्यश्वनागरथान् दृष्ट्वाvyaśvanāgarathān dṛṣṭvāseeing heroes there deprived of horses, elephants, chariots; seeing them there without horses, elephants, chariots
तत्र वीरान् सहस्रशःtatra vīrān sahasraśaḥthere, heroes by the thousands; there, heroes by the thousands
धावमानान् रणे व्यग्रान्dhāvamānān raṇe vyagrānrunning about in battle, bewildered; scurrying about in the fight, distraught
मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाःmanye śocanti putrakāḥI think, my dear sons grieve; I suppose, my sons grieve
विवीरान् च कृतान् अश्वान्vivīrān ca kṛtān aśvānand horses made riderless; and horses left without their riders
विरथान् च कृतान् नरान्virathān ca kṛtān narānand men made chariotless; and men deprived of their chariots
तत्र सात्यकिपार्थाभ्याम्tatra sātyakipārthābhyāmthere by Satyaki and by Partha; there by Satyaki and by Partha
मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाःmanye śocanti putrakāḥI think, my dear sons grieve; I suppose, my sons grieve
Translation

"Seeing the scattered charioteers, devoid of zeal for conquering the foe, having taken up instead a zeal for flight, I think my dear sons grieve. Seeing the chariot-platforms emptied by Satvata and by Arjuna, and beholding the slain warriors, I think my dear sons grieve. Seeing there heroes by the thousands stripped of horses, elephants, and chariots, running about in battle, bewildered, I think my dear sons grieve. And seeing horses made riderless, and men made chariotless there by Satyaki and by Partha, I think my dear sons grieve."

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