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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.41

अथोपेत्य स्वशिबिरं गोविन्दप्रियसारथि: । न्यवेदयत्तं प्रियायै शोचन्त्या आत्मजान् हतान् ॥ ४१ ॥
athopetya sva-śibiraṁ
[athopetya sva-shibiram]
govinda-priya-sārathiḥ
[govinda-priya-saarathih]
nyavedayat taṁ priyāyai
[nyavedayat tam priyaayai]
śocantyā ātma-jān hatān
[shochantyaa aatma-jaan hataan]
Word-for-word
atha — thereafter upetya — having reached sva — own śibiram — camp govinda — one who enlivens the senses (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa) priya — dear sārathiḥ — the charioteer nyavedayat — entrusted to tam — him priyāyai — unto the dear śocantyai — lamenting for ātma-jān — own sons hatān — murdered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athopetya sva-śibiraṁ
atha
thereafter
upetya
having reached
sva
own
śibiram
camp
govinda-priya-sārathiḥ
govinda
one who enlivens the senses (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
priya
dear
sārathiḥ
the charioteer
nyavedayat taṁ priyāyai
nyavedayat
entrusted to
tam
him
priyāyai
unto the dear
śocantyā ātma-jān hatān
śocantyai
lamenting for
ātma-jān
own sons
hatān
murdered.
After reaching his own camp, Arjuna, along with his dear friend and charioteer [Śrī Kṛṣṇa], entrusted the murderer unto his dear wife, who was lamenting for her murdered sons.
Purport

The transcendental relation of Arjuna with Kṛṣṇa is of the dearmost friendship. In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord Himself has claimed Arjuna as His dearmost friend. Every living being is thus related with the Supreme Lord by some sort of affectionate relation, either as servant or as friend or as parent or as an object of conjugal love. Everyone thus can enjoy the company of the Lord in the spiritual realm if he at all desires and sincerely tries for it by the process of bhakti-yoga.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Arriving at his camp, Arjuna, whose friend and driver was Kṛṣṇa, offered Aśvatthāmā to his wife who was lamenting for her killed sons.
Commentary

He offered Aśvatthāmā to her saying, “I have brought you the killer of your sons.”

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Personal Guidance
Arjuna brought the bound Aśvatthāmā back and entrusted him to grieving Draupadī. He didn't decide alone; he brought the question to the one most wronged. Justice consults the wounded.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose perspective should I be consulting before I pronounce judgment?
  • Where am I deciding alone what the harmed should decide?
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