Shloka 20
Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti
Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science
अपुत्रा पुरुषव्याप्र विललापेति न: श्रुतम् । भद्रा परमदु:खार्ता तन्निबोध जनाधिप
aputrā puruṣavyāghra vilalāpeti naḥ śrutam | bhadrā paramaduḥkhārtā tannibodha janādhipa ||
اے مردوں کے شیر، اے رعایا کے فرمانروا! ہم نے سنا ہے کہ بھدرا بے اولاد تھی؛ اسی سبب وہ شدید ترین غم سے بے قرار ہو کر نوحہ کرنے لگی۔ اے راجن، وہ نوحہ سنو۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the social and dharmic weight placed on progeny and lineage in epic culture, showing how childlessness can become a source of intense personal suffering; it also models attentive listening to a narrated tradition as a means of learning.
Vaiśampāyana reports to the king that Bhadrā had no son and, distressed by this, began to lament; he invites the listener to hear the account of her lamentation.