Shloka 126
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 1 — The Pandavas’ Exit from Gajasāhvaya and the Citizens’ Lament (जनमेजयप्रश्नः; पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानम्)
ऊचुर्विगतसंत्रासा: समागम्य परस्परम् | पाण्डव वनकी ओर गये हैं, यह जानकर हस्तिनापुरके निवासी शोकसे पीडित हो बिना किसी भयके भीष्म, विदुर, द्रोण और कृपाचार्यकी बारंबार निनन््दा करते हुए एक-दूसरेसे मिलकर इस प्रकार कहने लगे
ūcur vigata-santāsāḥ samāgamya parasparam | pāṇḍavā vana-kī ora gatāḥ iti jñātvā hastināpura-nivāsinaḥ śoka-pīḍitāḥ vinā bhayena bhīṣma-vidura-droṇa-kṛpācāryān bāraṃbāraṃ nindantaḥ parasparaṃ sametya evaṃ ūcuḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。パーンダヴァらが森へ向かったと知るや、ハスティナープラの住民は悲嘆に沈みつつも恐れを捨てて集まり合った。彼らは互いに会してはこのように語り、ビーマ、ヴィドゥラ、ドローナ、そしてクリパाचार्यを繰り返し非難した。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores accountability in dharma: when respected elders and teachers do not prevent wrongdoing, society experiences moral injury and may openly reproach even the most venerable figures. Authority is not exempt from ethical responsibility.
News spreads that the Pāṇḍavas have departed toward the forest. The people of Hastināpura, grieving, assemble and—without fear—repeatedly criticize Bhīṣma, Vidura, Droṇa, and Kṛpa, then begin to speak collectively about the situation.