Shloka 39
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
पुत्रशोकसमाविष्टो नि:श्वसन् होष भूमिप: । न शेते वसती: सर्वा धृतराष्ट्रो महामुने
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
putraśokasamāviṣṭo niḥśvasan hoṣa bhūmipaḥ |
na śete vasatīḥ sarvā dhṛtarāṣṭro mahāmune ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi đại hiền triết, bị nỗi đau mất con bao phủ, vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra cứ thở dài não nề và than khóc. Suốt đêm ông không được yên nghỉ; giấc ngủ chẳng đến với ông.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the consuming power of attachment and bereavement: even a king cannot command peace of mind when grief dominates. It implicitly points toward the need for inner discipline and detachment (vairāgya) as a safeguard against being overwhelmed by loss.
Vaiśampāyana describes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s condition in the forest-life period: he is tormented by sorrow for his dead sons, continually sighing and lamenting, and he cannot sleep through the night.