Shloka 3
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
उत्तीर्य तु महाबाहुर्बाष्पव्याकुललोचन: । पपात तीरे गड़ाया व्याधविद्ध इव द्विप:
uttīrya tu mahābāhur bāṣpa-vyākula-locanaḥ | papāta tīre gaṅgāyā vyādha-viddha iva dvipaḥ ||
从河中登岸后，臂力雄伟的坚战——双目为泪所蒙、悲恸难抑——倒在恒河岸边，宛如巨象被猎人之箭射中而仆。此景昭示：即便是守义的君王，背负往昔杀戮的道德重担与当下责任，也会被哀痛摧折至形体难支。
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and emotional cost of power and conflict: even a dharmic ruler may be overwhelmed by remorse and sorrow, and true righteousness includes acknowledging suffering rather than masking it.
After emerging from the Gaṅgā, Yudhiṣṭhira—eyes streaming with tears—falls on the riverbank, compared to an elephant felled by a hunter’s arrow, signaling intense grief and exhaustion.