Shloka 17
Adhyāya 125: Raṅga-pradarśana — Arjuna’s Entry and Astric Demonstration (रङ्गप्रदर्शनम्)
दृष्टवा पाण्डुं च माद्रीं च शयानौ धरणीतले । कुन्ती शोकपरीताज़्ी विललाप सुदु:ःखिता
dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍuṃ ca mādrīṃ ca śayānau dharaṇītale | kuntī śokaparītā strī vilalāpa suduḥkhitā ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。地に横たわるパーンドゥとマードリーを見て、クンティーは四方から悲嘆に包まれ、耐えがたい苦しみに沈み、嘆きの声をあげた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inevitability of loss and the human cost behind royal and dharmic narratives. It implicitly frames grief as a natural response, while foreshadowing how personal suffering becomes a turning point that reshapes duties, guardianship, and the future course of the lineage.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kuntī comes upon Pāṇḍu and Mādrī lying on the ground. The sight overwhelms her with sorrow, and she begins to wail in intense distress, marking a pivotal moment of bereavement in the forest episode.