Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Permission for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Forest-Retirement
पुत्र संशाम्यतां तावन््ममापि बलवान् श्रम: । इत्युक्त्वा प्राविशद् राजा गान्धार्या भवनं तदा
putra saṁśāmyatāṁ tāvan mamāpi balavān śramaḥ | ity uktvā prāviśad rājā gāndhāryā bhavanaṁ tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Filho, acalma-te por ora. Até para mim, falar tornou-se um esforço pesado.” Dito isso, o rei Dhṛtarāṣṭra entrou então na morada de Gāndhārī. O momento sublinha o cansaço do luto e o peso ético da palavra: exorta-se à contenção e à compostura quando as emoções e a responsabilidade se tornam esmagadoras.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint in moments of intense sorrow: calming oneself is a dharmic response, and even necessary speech can become ethically and emotionally burdensome; recognizing one’s limits and choosing silence or withdrawal can be appropriate.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses someone as “son,” asking for calm, admitting his own fatigue from speaking, and then withdraws into Gāndhārī’s residence—signaling a pause in confrontation or lament and a turn inward amid the post-war atmosphere.