Shloka 156
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
वाष्पसंदिग्धमत्यर्थमिदमाह च तान् भृशम् | तदनन्तर धृतराष्ट्रने अपने मित्रोंको बुलवाया और नेत्रोंमें आँसू भरकर अत्यन्त गद्गद वाणीमें इस प्रकार कहा
vāṣpa-saṃdigdham atyartham idam āha ca tān bhṛśam |
ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດ້ວຍດວງຕາທີ່ມົວຄຸ້ນໄປດ້ວຍນ້ຳຕາ ແລະ ສຽງທີ່ຕິດຂັດເພາະອາລົມ, ທ່ານໄດ້ເວົ້າຖ້ອຍຄຳນັ້ນແກ່ພວກເຂົາຢ່າງແຮງກ້າ. ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ທຣິຕະຣາສະຕຣະ ໄດ້ເອີ້ນສະຫາຍຂອງຕົນມາ ແລະ ເມື່ອຖືກຄວາມໂສກຄອບງຳ ກໍໄດ້ກ່າວດັ່ງນີ້.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the consequences of adharma culminate in remorse and grief; emotional collapse becomes a doorway to ethical reflection, urging restraint, accountability, and a turn toward renunciation after worldly ruin.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, overcome with tears and speaking in a choked voice, addresses those present; it introduces a poignant speech where the old king gathers his companions and speaks from deep sorrow.