Shloka 27
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
भुजाभ्यां परिगृहौनां चुक्कुशु: परमार्तवत्,“इसकी बात सुनकर कुरुकुलकी सारी स्त्रियाँ इसे दोनों हाथोंसे पकड़कर अत्यन्त आर्त-सी होकर करुण विलाप करने लगीं
bhujābhyāṃ parigṛhītāṃś cukruśuḥ paramārtavat
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。これらの言葉を聞くや、クル族の女たちは皆、両腕で彼女を抱きとめ、苦悶に圧されて哀れな嘆きの声をあげて泣き叫んだ。この場面は、抑えを失った悲しみが集団の慟哭となって噴き出し、大戦が外形上終わってもなお残る人間の代償をあらわにする。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the enduring moral and emotional aftermath of violence: even when political aims are achieved, the suffering of families remains. It implicitly urges restraint, compassion, and awareness of consequences—key ethical concerns in the Mahābhārata’s dharma discourse.
After hearing a distressing statement, the women of the Kuru household physically cling to the person addressed (as implied by the context) and break into intense, collective lamentation, expressing overwhelming sorrow.