Shloka 8
पाण्डवाश्वैव ते सर्वे भूशं शोकपरायणा: । शोचन्तो मातरं वृद्धामूषुर्नातिचिरं पुरे,समस्त पाण्डव तो निरन्तर अत्यन्त शोकमें ही डूबे रहते थे। वे अपनी बूढ़ी माताके लिये इतने चिन्तित हो गये कि अधिक कालतक नगरमें नहीं रह सके
pāṇḍavāś caiva te sarve bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ | śocanto mātaraṃ vṛddhām ūṣuḥ nāticiraṃ pure ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Semua Pāṇḍava itu, ditindih duka yang amat dalam, sepenuhnya tenggelam dalam kesedihan. Meratapi ibu mereka yang telah lanjut usia, mereka pun tak sanggup tinggal lama di kota.
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.