Shloka 41
Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)
अहो धिगिति राजा तु विक्रुश्य भृशदु:खित:
aho dhig iti rājā tu vikruśya bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Aduhai! Celakalah!”—demikian raja menjerit, meratap dalam derita, ditenggelami dukacita yang amat berat. Ucapan itu memuat rasa jijik moral dan celaan terhadap diri sendiri, saat duka berubah menjadi penghakiman etika atas apa yang telah terjadi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how profound suffering can awaken moral clarity: grief is not only emotional pain but also an ethical reckoning, expressed through self-condemnation (“dhik”) and lament (“aho”).
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that the king, struck by intense sorrow, cries out loudly, exclaiming “Alas! Shame!”—a dramatic moment of lamentation and inner turmoil.