Mahabharata 11.12.2 — Stree Parva, Adhyaya 12, Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्रस्य उपालम्भः तथा पाण्डव-समाश्वासनम् | Dhṛtarāṣṭra Reproved and the Pāṇḍavas Consoled
सो<भ्ययात् पुत्रशोकार्त: पुत्रशोकपरिप्लुतम् शोचमानं महाराज भ्रातृभि: सहितस्तदा
so 'bhyayāt putraśokārtaḥ putraśokapariplutam | śocamānaṃ mahārāja bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitas tadā ||
सोऽभ्ययात् पुत्रशोकार्तः पुत्रशोकपरिप्लुतम् । शोचमानं महाराज भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तदा ॥
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Even after a righteous cause is pursued, the fruits of war are suffering and shared bereavement; dharma in the aftermath shifts toward compassion, responsibility, and the performance of necessary rites and duties for the dead.
After the annihilation of the armies, Yudhiṣṭhira—grieving for his sons—approaches the grieving Dhṛtarāṣṭra together with his brothers, marking a moment of encounter between the victors and the bereaved elders in the war’s aftermath.
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