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धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
3 ॥ है के १) ल् |] 5) गः हि है| 02) १ | + त॑ तु दृष्टवा समासीनं विसंज्ञमिव कौरवम् । आर्ति राजागमत् तीव्रां कौन्तेय: परवीरहा,कुरुराज धृतराष्ट्रको संज्ञाहीन-सा बैठा देख शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले कुन्तीकुमार राजा युथधिष्ठिरको बड़ा दुःख हुआ
tad tu dṛṣṭvā samāsīnaṃ visaṃjñam iva kauravam | ārtiṃ rājāgamat tīvrāṃ kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā ||
तं तु दृष्ट्वा समासीनं विसंज्ञमिव कौरवम्। आर्तिः राजानमागमत् तीव्रां कौन्तेयः परवीरहा॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even righteous victory does not erase moral pain: compassion and responsibility persist after conflict, and the suffering of elders and kin becomes a continuing test of dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira sees Dhṛtarāṣṭra seated as if unconscious and is overwhelmed by sharp distress at the sight of the Kuru elder’s condition.