Shloka 16
Kuntī’s Retrospective Uddharṣaṇa and Renunciatory Resolve (कुन्त्युद्धर्षण-प्रत्याख्यानम्)
तथा नार्यों नुसिंहानां सोडवरोधजनस्तदा । पौरजानपदाश्रैव ददृशुस्तं जनाधिपम्
tathā nāryo nṛsiṁhānāṁ sodavarodhajanas tadā | paurajānapadāś caiva dadṛśus taṁ janādhipam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ついで、獅子のごとき勇士たちの妻たちが、内奥の御殿に仕える女たちや王家の女房たちとともに、また都の民も郷里の民も、次々に人の主たる王—ドリタラーシュトラ王—を拝しに来た。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights social and ethical order: even amid upheaval, the community—royal household and common people alike—recognizes the dignity of an elder ruler. It reflects the dharmic impulse to offer regard and witness, bridging private spaces (antahpura) and public life (paura, jānapada).
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the women connected with the heroic men and the inner palace, along with citizens and provincial folk, come in sequence to see King Dhṛtarāṣṭra—indicating a collective audience or public viewing of the king at this stage of the story.