Shloka 32
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vaiśampāyana uvāca |
janāḥ samastās taṁ draṣṭuṁ samāruruhur āturāḥ |
tataḥ prāsādavaryāṇi vimānaśikharāṇi ca |
gopurāṇi ca sarvāṇi vṛkṣān anyāṁś ca sarvaśaḥ |
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmān udāsīno vyalokayat ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang si Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira ay tumulak patungong gubat, ang buong mamamayan ng lungsod, nabibigatan sa dalamhati, ay nagmadaling umakyat upang siya’y masilayan—sa mahuhusay na palasyo, sa mga bubungan at matataas na terasa, sa mga tarangkahan at tore, at maging sa mga punò sa lahat ng dako. Mula roon, tahimik at lugmok, minasdan nila ang pag-alis ng matuwid na hari.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a righteous king’s fall into hardship becomes a collective moral wound for society: dharma-based leadership binds ruler and subjects, so the king’s unjust suffering is felt as public grief. It also hints at udāsīnatā—an inward stillness that can arise amid overwhelming sorrow.
As Yudhiṣṭhira departs for the forest after the dice-game calamity, the entire city rushes to see him. Unable to approach closely, people climb palaces, towers, and trees and watch silently, stricken with distress.