Shloka 12
सा हाग्रेगच्छति तयोर्दम्पत्योर्हतपुत्रयो: । कर्षन्ती तौ ततस्ते तां दृष्टवा संन्यपतन् भुवि,वे आगे-आगे चलती थीं और उन पुत्रहीन दम्पतिको अपने साथ खींचे लाती थीं। उन्हें देखते ही पाण्डव उनके चरणोंमें पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े
sā hāgre gacchati tayor dampatyor hataputrayoḥ | karṣantī tau tatas te tāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃnyapatan bhuvi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: She walked in front, drawing along with her that childless royal couple whose sons had been slain. When the Pāṇḍavas saw her approaching in that way, they at once fell to the ground at her feet—an act of reverence and remorse in the wake of the war’s devastation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights humility and moral accountability after violence: even victors must bow before the suffering they have caused, acknowledging grief and seeking reconciliation in the shadow of dharma.
A woman walks ahead, leading and supporting a bereaved, sonless couple (contextually Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī). On seeing them, the Pāṇḍavas immediately prostrate on the ground in reverence and contrition.