Shloka 18
Āśramāgamanam — The Pāṇḍavas Arrive at Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Hermitage
दिव्यज्ञानबलोपेता गान्धारी च यशस्विनी । ददर्श पुत्रांस्तान् सर्वान् ये चान्येडपि मृथे हता:
divyajñānabalopetā gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī | dadarśa putrāṁs tān sarvān ye cānye 'pi mṛthe hatāḥ ||
ଯଶସ୍ବିନୀ ଗାନ୍ଧାରୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଜ୍ଞାନବଳରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇ, ନିଜ ସମସ୍ତ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏବଂ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ହତ ଅନ୍ୟ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖିଲେ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one gains extraordinary insight and spiritual power, the ethical reality of violence remains: war culminates in irreversible loss. The verse highlights the necessity of facing consequences directly—knowledge deepens responsibility rather than providing escape from sorrow.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Gāndhārī, empowered with divine knowledge and strength, is able to see her slain sons and other relatives who died in the great battle, bringing the devastation of the conflict vividly before her.