Shloka 23
अम्बोपाख्याने तापसानां विचारः तथा होत्रवाहनस्य उपदेशः
Ambā among ascetics; Hotravāhana directs her to Paraśurāma
एवं तां भाषमाणां तु कन््यां शाल्वपतिस्तदा । परितत्याज कौरव्य करुणं परिदेवतीम्
evaṃ tāṃ bhāṣamāṇāṃ tu kanyāṃ śālvapatiḥ tadā | paritatyāja kauravya karuṇaṃ paridevatīm ||
毗湿摩说道：“纵使那少女仍在诉说，当时沙尔瓦之主——噢，俱卢后裔——仍将她彻底弃绝，尽管她正以凄切之声哀号。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between social honor and compassion: when decisions are made solely to protect reputation or rigid notions of propriety, they can become morally callous and trigger far-reaching harm.
Amba pleads and speaks at length, lamenting her plight; nevertheless, King Shalva refuses to accept her and decisively abandons her, a turning point that intensifies her grievance and drives the later chain of events involving Bhishma.