Shloka 54
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
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suhṛdaś ca tathā sarve dṛṣṭvā rājānam āturam | bharatabhūṣaṇa! punaḥ tāḥ sarvāḥ striyaḥ samasta-suhṛd-gaṇaś ca rājānam āturaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatraiva tyaktvā jagmuḥ ||
Thấy nhà vua đang khổ não, tất cả những người thân hữu cũng vậy—hỡi niềm trang sức của dòng Bharata—những nữ nhân ấy và toàn thể bằng hữu, nhận ra sự bấn loạn của ngài, liền lui khỏi nơi đó.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic social ethic: when a ruler is overwhelmed by distress, companions may withdraw respectfully, allowing him composure and privacy rather than pressing their presence—an aspect of restraint and propriety amid the moral weight of war.
After observing the king’s agitated condition, the women and the gathered well-wishers leave the place, indicating a tense, grief-laden moment in the war’s aftermath where the king’s inner turmoil becomes visible to the court.