Shloka 126
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 1 — The Pandavas’ Exit from Gajasāhvaya and the Citizens’ Lament (जनमेजयप्रश्नः; पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानम्)
ऊचुर्विगतसंत्रासा: समागम्य परस्परम् | पाण्डव वनकी ओर गये हैं, यह जानकर हस्तिनापुरके निवासी शोकसे पीडित हो बिना किसी भयके भीष्म, विदुर, द्रोण और कृपाचार्यकी बारंबार निनन््दा करते हुए एक-दूसरेसे मिलकर इस प्रकार कहने लगे
ūcur vigata-santāsāḥ samāgamya parasparam | pāṇḍavā vana-kī ora gatāḥ iti jñātvā hastināpura-nivāsinaḥ śoka-pīḍitāḥ vinā bhayena bhīṣma-vidura-droṇa-kṛpācāryān bāraṃbāraṃ nindantaḥ parasparaṃ sametya evaṃ ūcuḥ |
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang mabalitaan nilang ang mga Pāṇḍava ay nagtungo sa gubat, ang mga taga-Hastināpura, nilamon ng dalamhati, ay nagtipon-tipon nang walang takot. Paulit-ulit nilang sinisi sina Bhīṣma, Vidura, Droṇa, at Kṛpācārya, at nagkita-kita sila at nagsalita nang ganito.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores accountability in dharma: when respected elders and teachers do not prevent wrongdoing, society experiences moral injury and may openly reproach even the most venerable figures. Authority is not exempt from ethical responsibility.
News spreads that the Pāṇḍavas have departed toward the forest. The people of Hastināpura, grieving, assemble and—without fear—repeatedly criticize Bhīṣma, Vidura, Droṇa, and Kṛpa, then begin to speak collectively about the situation.