Shloka 27
अम्बोपाख्याने तापसानां विचारः तथा होत्रवाहनस्य उपदेशः
Ambā among ascetics; Hotravāhana directs her to Paraśurāma
बन्धुभिवरप्रहीणास्मि शाल्वेन च निराकृता । न च शक्यं पुनर्गन्तुं मया वारणसाह्नयम्,'भाई-बन्धुओंसे तो दूर हो ही गयी हूँ। राजा शाल्वने भी मुझे त्याग दिया है। अब मैं हस्तिनापुरमें भी नहीं जा सकती
bandhubhir vara-prahīṇāsmi śālvena ca nirākṛtā | na ca śakyaṃ punar gantuṃ mayā vāraṇasāhvayam ||
‘আমি আত্মীয়স্বজনদের আশ্রয় হারিয়েছি; আর রাজা শাল্বও আমাকে প্রত্যাখ্যান করেছে। এখন আমার পক্ষে আবার বারণসাহ্বয় (হস্তিনাপুর) ফিরে যাওয়াও সম্ভব নয়।’
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical fragility of worldly supports: kinship and royal patronage are meant to provide protection, yet when they collapse, one’s social and moral standing becomes precarious. It invites reflection on dharma as a steadier refuge than mere affiliation or power.
A speaker reports being abandoned by relatives and repudiated by King Śālva, and declares an inability to return to Vāraṇasāhvaya (Hastināpura). The line conveys a crisis of shelter and legitimacy within the broader tensions of the Udyoga Parva.