Shloka 10
Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas
परस्परं समागम्य योधानां भरतर्षभ | भरतश्रेष्ठ] एक-दूसरेसे मिलकर उन योद्धाओंके मनमें शोक, भय, त्रास, उद्वेश और अपयशको स्थान नहीं मिला |। समागतास्ता: पितृभिशभ्रातृभि: पतिभि: सुतैः
parasparaṃ samāgamya yodhānāṃ bharatarṣabha | samāgatās tāḥ pitṛbhiś ca bhrātṛbhiḥ patibhiḥ sutaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O bull among the Bharatas, when those warriors met one another face to face, they were reunited with their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons. In that meeting, grief, fear, panic, agitation, and the stain of dishonour found no place in their hearts.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the shadow of catastrophic war, the restoration of rightful relationships—meeting one’s own kin and community—can steady the mind and prevent it from being overwhelmed by grief, fear, and the sense of dishonour.
The narrator describes a scene of mutual meeting and reunion among those connected to the warriors—fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons—emphasizing that this coming together leaves no room for sorrow, terror, agitation, or ill-fame in their hearts.