Shloka 39
Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छुत्वा च सर्वेषां पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca etac chrutvā ca sarveṣāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām
Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard this, all the great-souled Pāṇḍavas were deeply moved; and the tale turns to their response, in the wake of the elders’ words and the demands of dharma in the forest-dwelling stage.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds attentive listening to counsel and the moral weight carried by the ‘mahātman’ ideal: noble persons are expected to respond to what they hear—especially dharmic instruction or grave news—with restraint, responsibility, and ethical action.
The narrator signals a transition: after some statement or message has been delivered, the focus shifts to the collective reaction of the Pāṇḍavas, preparing the next lines that describe their emotional and practical response within the Ashramavāsika context.