Shloka 38
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
षोडशेमानि वर्षाणि गतानि मुनिपुज्भव । अस्य राज्ञो हतान् पुत्रान शोचतो न शमो विभो,मुनिवर! प्रभो! इन महाराजको अपने मरे हुए पुत्रोंक लिये शोक करते आज सोलह वर्ष बीत गये; किंतु अबतक इन्हें शान्ति नहीं मिली
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | ṣoḍaśemāni varṣāṇi gatāni munipuṅgava | asya rājño hatān putrān śocato na śamo vibho ||
毗舍波耶那说道：“噢，诸仙中最胜者！十六年已然过去，然而这位国王——哀悼被杀的诸子——仍未得安宁。他的悲痛未曾平息，显明对亲属的执著与战争的创伤，纵使岁月流转，仍能长久系缚人心。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time alone does not heal grief when attachment and unresolved remorse persist; inner peace (śama) requires insight, acceptance, and disciplined restraint of the mind rather than mere passage of years.
Vaiśampāyana reports that even after sixteen years, the king continues to mourn his slain sons and has not attained tranquility, highlighting the enduring psychological aftermath of the Kurukṣetra catastrophe.