Shloka 8
अौर्ध्वदेहिक-श्राद्धे दानयज्ञविस्तारः | Expansion of the Aurdhvadehika Śrāddha and the Donation-Rite
पाण्डवाश्वैव ते सर्वे भूशं शोकपरायणा: । शोचन्तो मातरं वृद्धामूषुर्नातिचिरं पुरे
pāṇḍavāś caiva te sarve bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ | śocanto mātaraṃ vṛddhām ūṣuḥ nāticiraṃ pure ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Todos aquellos Pāṇḍavas, abatidos por un duelo intensísimo, permanecían enteramente sumidos en la tristeza. Lamentándose por su anciana madre, no pudieron permanecer mucho tiempo en la ciudad.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even victorious heroes remain bound by human vulnerability: grief and filial concern. It implicitly points to the ethical weight of family responsibility and the impermanence of worldly stability after catastrophe.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas as deeply sorrowful; their anxiety and mourning for their aged mother becomes so consuming that they are unable to remain in the city for long.