Shloka 15
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)
सर्वे चासन् निरुत्साहा: पाण्डवा जातमन्यव: । कुन्त्या हीना: सुदुःखार्ता वत्सा इव विनाकृता:
sarve cāsan nirutsāhāḥ pāṇḍavā jātamanyavaḥ | kuntyā hīnāḥ suduḥkhārtā vatsā iva vinākṛtāḥ ||
ویشَمپایَن نے کہا— سب پاندَو بےحوصلہ ہو گئے؛ ان کا غضب تازہ تازہ بھڑک اٹھا۔ کُنتی سے جدا ہو کر وہ شدید غم میں بےقرار ہو گئے— جیسے ماں گائے کے بغیر بچھڑے تڑپتے پھرتے ہیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological role of elders: when a moral anchor like Kuntī is lost, even dharma-trained heroes can become dispirited, grief-stricken, and prone to fresh anger. It points to the need for steadiness (dhairya) and mutual support in bereavement.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas’ emotional collapse after being separated from Kuntī. They lose their former resolve, become intensely sorrowful, and are compared to calves anxiously searching for their mother.