Shloka 7
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
मासमेकं विजहुस्ते ससैन्यान्तःपुरा वने । अथ तत्रागमद् व्यासो यथोक्त ते मयानघ
māsam ekaṁ vijahus te sa-sainyāntaḥpurā vane | atha tatrāgamad vyāso yathoktaḥ te mayānagha ||
वे सेनाओं तथा अन्तःपुर की स्त्रियों के साथ वहाँ वन में एक मास तक रहे। अनघ! इसी बीच, जैसा कि मैंने तुमसे कहा है, वहाँ व्यासजी का आगमन हुआ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a dharmic transition: after worldly upheaval, life moves toward restraint and reflection in the forest, and guidance from a realized sage (Vyāsa) becomes pivotal for ethical clarity and right conduct.
The group has been living in the forest for a month, accompanied by their forces and the women of the royal household; at that point Vyāsa arrives, fulfilling what the narrator had earlier indicated.