Shloka 25
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)
स तेषामतिदुःखो भून्निवास: प्रथमे5हनि । शोचतां शोच्यमानानां पौरजानपदैर्जनै:
sa teṣām atiduḥkho bhūn nivāsaḥ prathame ’hani | śocatāṃ śocyamānānāṃ paurajānapadair janaiḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说：对他们而言，第一天的居所便显得极其痛苦——城中之民与乡野之人都为他们哀悼，而他们自己亦为哀者，沉溺于悲恸之中。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharmic step such as withdrawing to a forest life can begin in intense suffering when one carries the moral and emotional residue of past actions; the verse highlights the ethical weight of collective loss and the human reality of grief.
As Dhr̥tarāṣṭra and his companions begin their new residence (in the context of leaving royal life), the very first day feels extremely painful: the citizens and villagers lament for them, and they too remain overwhelmed by sorrow.