Shloka 23
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
स््नुषाभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ गान्धार्या विदुरेण च । तथान्यैश्न सुहृद्धिश्न ज्ञातिभिश्व हितैषिभि:
snuṣābhir bharataśreṣṭha gāndhāryā vidureṇa ca | tathānyaiś ca suhṛdbhiś ca jñātibhiś ca hitaiṣibhiḥ ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! (धृतराष्ट्र) स्नुषा, गांधारी व विदुर यांच्यासह, तसेच अन्य हितैषी सुहृद व आप्तेष्टांनीही वेढलेले होते—युद्धजन्य विनाशात सल्ला व सेवेत जे त्यांच्याबरोबर उभे राहिले।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of standing by elders and leaders in distress: true well-wishers—family and friends—offer companionship and guidance, especially after the moral and social devastation of war.
Vaiśampāyana describes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s entourage: the Kuru daughters-in-law, Queen Gāndhārī, Vidura, and other supportive relatives and friends accompany him, indicating a collective movement or departure undertaken with counsel and care.