महाभारत · 2.72.1–2
॥
देवनागरी
वैशंपायन उवाच
वनं गतेषु पार्थेषु निर्जितेषु दुरोदरे ॥
धृतराष्ट्रं महाराज तदा चिन्ता समाविशत् ॥
तं चिन्तयानम् आसीनं धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ॥
निःश्वसन्तम् अनेकाग्रम् इति होवाच संजयः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
vanaṃ gateṣu pārtheṣu nirjiteṣu durodare ||
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahārāja tadā cintā samāviśat ||
taṃ cintayānam āsīnaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram ||
niḥśvasantam anekāgram iti hovāca saṃjayaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
वनं गतेषु पार्थेषु निर्जितेषु दुरोदरेvanaṃ gateṣu pārtheṣu nirjiteṣu durodareWhen the Parthas, defeated at dice, had gone to the forest,
धृतराष्ट्रं महा-राज तदा चिन्ता समाविशत्dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahā-rāja tadā cintā samāviśatanxiety then seized Dhritarashtra, O great king;
तं चिन्तयानम् आसीनं धृतराष्ट्रं जन-ईश्वरम्taṃ cintayānam āsīnaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ jana-īśvaramto him, sunk in thought, sitting — to Dhritarashtra, lord of men,
निःश्वसन्तम् अनेक-अग्रम् इति ह उवाच संजयःniḥśvasantam aneka-agram iti ha uvāca saṃjayaḥsighing, with distracted mind — thus spoke Sanjaya.
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनेश्वरम्janeśvaramoriginal form "janeśvaram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनेकाग्रम्anekāgramoriginal form "anekāgram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
होवाचhovācaoriginal form "hovāca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
When the Parthas, defeated at dice, had gone to the forest, anxiety seized Dhritarashtra then, O great king. To him — sunk in thought, sitting, sighing, with distracted mind — to Dhritarashtra, lord of men, Sanjaya then spoke thus.
संस्करण
265e6e8cff62 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 4:17:50 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
No sooner is the desired thing achieved than the victor sinks into anxiety: what is gained through wrong brings no peace but breeds fear. Thus the impure fruit turns to bitterness even on the eater's lips. Dhritarashtra was silent while evil could still be stopped; now, too late, he sighs and is troubled — repentance that comes after the deed is powerless to prevent it, yet fruitful for self-condemnation. The verse teaches that what is wrongly gained brings no peace but strips it away; that the anxiety of the wrongdoer is the first retribution, arriving before any outward punishment; and that the weak man, who dared not act in his hour, is doomed to fruitless torment once the hour has passed.