Mahabharata 15.28.283 — Ashramavasika Parva, Adhyaya 28, Shloka 283
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
आगम्य मम पुत्रार्थे सर्वे मृत्युवशं गता: । अनेक देशोंके स्वामी महामनस्वी नरेश मेरे पुत्रकी सहायताके लिये आकर सब-के-सब मृत्युके अधीन हो गये
āgamya mama putrārthe sarve mṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ | aneka-deśānāṃ svāmī mahāmanasvī nareśa mama putrasya sahāyatāyai āgatya sarve kevalaṃ mṛtyor adhīnā abhavan |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Setelah datang demi anakku, mereka semua jatuh di bawah kekuasaan Maut. Raja-raja berhati besar—tuan kepada banyak negeri—datang untuk menyokong anakku, namun setiap seorang tanpa terkecuali menjadi takluk kepada kefanaan.”
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Even the greatest rulers, despite power and noble intent, cannot escape mortality; attachment to outcomes—such as fighting for a loved one’s cause—still ends under the universal law of death, urging humility and discernment in dharmic action.
The narrator reflects that many mighty kings from various regions came to aid the speaker’s son, but all of them ultimately perished—emphasizing the vast human cost and the inevitability of death that overtakes all participants.
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