Shloka 27
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
भुजाभ्यां परिगृहौनां चुक्कुशु: परमार्तवत्,“इसकी बात सुनकर कुरुकुलकी सारी स्त्रियाँ इसे दोनों हाथोंसे पकड़कर अत्यन्त आर्त-सी होकर करुण विलाप करने लगीं
bhujābhyāṃ parigṛhītāṃś cukruśuḥ paramārtavat
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang marinig ang mga salitang ito, niyakap at sinunggaban siya ng lahat ng kababaihan ng angkang Kuru sa magkabilang bisig at, sa tindi ng paghihirap, nagsimulang humagulhol sa nakaaawang panaghoy. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito na kapag ang dalamhati’y di na napipigil, sumasabog ito bilang sama-samang pagdadalamhati, inilalantad ang halagang pantao na nananatili kahit matapos na sa panlabas ang dakilang digmaan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the enduring moral and emotional aftermath of violence: even when political aims are achieved, the suffering of families remains. It implicitly urges restraint, compassion, and awareness of consequences—key ethical concerns in the Mahābhārata’s dharma discourse.
After hearing a distressing statement, the women of the Kuru household physically cling to the person addressed (as implied by the context) and break into intense, collective lamentation, expressing overwhelming sorrow.