Shloka 44
आयोधनदर्शनम्
Viewing the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra
रुदिताद विरता होता ध्यायन्त्य: सपरिच्छदा: । कुरुस्त्रियो&भिगच्छन्ति तेन तेनैव दु:खिता:,'ये कुरुकुलकी स्त्रियाँ रोना बंद करके स्वजनोंका चिन्तन करती हुई परिजनोंसहित उन्हींकी खोजमें जाती और दुःखी होकर उन-उन व्यक्तियोंसे मिल रही हैं
ruditād viratā hotā dhyāyantyaḥ saparicchadāḥ | kurustriyo 'bhigacchanti tena tenaiva duḥkhitāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having ceased from weeping, the women of the Kuru house—still grieving—began to contemplate their own dear ones. With their attendants and belongings, they went searching in every direction, and in sorrow they came upon this one and that one, meeting each person as they found them.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how grief can shift from uncontrolled lamentation to purposeful action—remembering one’s loved ones and seeking them—showing the human duty of care and connection even amid the devastation of war.
In the aftermath of the Kurukṣetra slaughter, the Kuru women stop crying for a moment, think of their own family members, and move about with their attendants and belongings, searching and approaching different persons as they find them, still overwhelmed by sorrow.