Shloka 29
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
ये ते पितृश्च दारांश्व प्राणांक्ष मनसः प्रियान्,इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि पुत्रदर्शनपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रादिकृतप्रार्थने एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय:
ye te pitṝś ca dārāṁś ca prāṇāṁś ca manasaḥ priyān
毗舍波耶那说道：“你们的那些父亲，你们的那些妻子，乃至你们的性命——诚然，一切为你们心所挚爱者……”（他由此开始列举最为珍爱的亲缘与生命所系之要，奠定随后祈愿之辞与渴望再见、得以一睹的情感与伦理根基；其背景乃出离之行与战后余波。）
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds attachment and love—parents/ancestors, spouses, and even one’s very life—as the strongest bonds of the heart. In the Ashramavāsika context, it implicitly contrasts these powerful ties with the ascetic movement toward detachment, showing how prayer and remembrance arise from deep human bonds even amid renunciation.
Vaiśampāyana is introducing a statement that lists those most dear to the addressed person(s)—fathers/ancestors, wives, and life-breath itself—preparing the ground for a supplicatory or prayerful passage connected with Dhṛtarāṣṭra and others in the Putradarśana (vision of sons) episode.