Shloka 62
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
3 ॥ है के १) ल् |] 5) गः हि है| 02) १ | + त॑ तु दृष्टवा समासीनं विसंज्ञमिव कौरवम् । आर्ति राजागमत् तीव्रां कौन्तेय: परवीरहा
tad tu dṛṣṭvā samāsīnaṃ visaṃjñam iva kauravam | ārtiṃ rājāgamat tīvrāṃ kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā ||
Seeing the Kuru king seated there as if bereft of consciousness, the son of Kuntī—Yudhiṣṭhira, slayer of hostile heroes—was seized by intense anguish.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even righteous victory does not erase moral pain: compassion and responsibility persist after conflict, and the suffering of elders and kin becomes a continuing test of dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira sees Dhṛtarāṣṭra seated as if unconscious and is overwhelmed by sharp distress at the sight of the Kuru elder’s condition.