Shloka 23
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक््त्वा सुदु:खार्तो नि:श्वासपरमो नृप: । अवेक्षमाण: कुन्तीं च माद्रीं च समभाषत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! यों कहकर राजा पाण्डु अत्यन्त दुःखसे आतुर हो लंबी साँस खींचते और कुन्ती-माद्रीकी ओर देखते हुए उन दोनोंसे इस प्रकार बोले --
vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktvā suduḥkhārto niḥśvāsa-paramo nṛpaḥ | avekṣamāṇaḥ kuntīṃ ca mādrīṃ ca samabhāṣata |
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଜନମେଜୟ! ଏପରି କହି ସେ ରାଜା ପାଣ୍ଡୁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖରେ ଆକୁଳ ହୋଇ, ଦୀର୍ଘ ନିଶ୍ୱାସ ଛାଡ଼ୁଥିବାବେଳେ, କୁନ୍ତୀ ଓ ମାଦ୍ରୀଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି, ସେ ଦୁହିଁଜଣଙ୍କୁ ଏହିପରି କହିଲେ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how profound sorrow can overtake even a king, setting a moral atmosphere where forthcoming decisions and speech carry ethical gravity. It frames responsible speech as arising in a moment of emotional crisis, reminding readers that dharma is often tested when one is distressed.
After saying something just prior to this verse, King Pāṇḍu becomes deeply grief-stricken, sighs heavily, looks at his two wives—Kuntī and Mādrī—and begins to address them, signaling a transition into an important conversation.