Shloka 50
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
तथा सर्वा: स्त्रियश्वैव गान्धारी च यशस्विनी । ततो दीर्घेण कालेन विदुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
tathā sarvāḥ striyaś caiva gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī | tato dīrgheṇa kālena viduraṃ vākyam abravīt ||
അതുപോലെ എല്ലാ സ്ത്രീകളും, യശസ്വിനിയായ ഗാന്ധാരിയും വിലപിച്ചു. പിന്നെ ദീർഘകാലത്തിനു ശേഷം അവൾ വിദുരനോട് ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of silence and timing: in moments of collective grief, speech is not impulsive but emerges after restraint and reflection, preparing the ground for dharmic counsel rather than reactive blame.
Vaiśampāyana reports that the women, including the famed Gandhārī, are present in shared sorrow; after a long pause, Gandhārī finally addresses Vidura, signaling the beginning of a significant exchange of counsel and lament in the war’s aftermath.