Shloka 336
वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः
Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā
अनुजममुर्महात्मानं पाण्डुपुत्रं धनंजयम् । उनके साथ घोड़े, बैल, गधे और ऊँटोंसे जुते हुए रथोंपर बैठकर शोकसे दुर्बल हुई वृष्णिवंशी वीरोंकी पत्नियाँ रोती हुई चलीं। उन सबने पाण्डुपुत्र महात्मा अर्जुनका अनुगमन किया
anujam amum mahātmānaṃ pāṇḍuputraṃ dhanañjayam | tena sārdhaṃ aśva-vṛṣabha-gardabha-uṣṭra-yuktaiḥ rathaiḥ ārūḍhāḥ śoka-durbalā vṛṣṇivaṃśya-vīrāṇāṃ patnyaḥ rudantyaḥ yayuḥ | tāḥ sarvāḥ pāṇḍuputraṃ mahātmānam arjunam anujagmuḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ヴリシュニ族の勇士たちの妻は、悲嘆に打ちひしがれ、泣きながら旅立った。馬・牡牛・驢馬・駱駝に曳かせた荷車や戦車に乗り、皆こぞって、パーンドゥの王子にして大いなる魂をもつダナンジャヤ・アルジュナに随従し、氏族滅亡ののち生き残った者たちの行軍はその後を進んだ。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the fragility of worldly power and the ethical obligation to protect the vulnerable after catastrophe. Even great lineages collapse; dharma then expresses itself as guardianship, orderly conduct, and compassionate leadership amid grief.
After the annihilation of the Vṛṣṇis, their widows—overcome by sorrow—depart in vehicles drawn by various animals and follow Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), who is leading and escorting the survivors onward.