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pāṇḍavaśokaḥ
The grief of the Pāṇḍavas.
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
vanaṁ gate kauravendre duḥkhaśokasamāhatāḥ। babhūvuḥ pāṇḍavā rājan mātṛśokena cārditāḥ॥15-28-1॥
When the king of the Kauravas went to the forest, the Pāṇḍavas, O king, became deeply afflicted by grief and sorrow for their mother. (15-28-1)
tathā paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śocann āste janādhipam। kurvāṇāś ca kathās tatra brāhmaṇā nṛpatiṃ prati ॥15-28-2॥
Thus, all the citizens, lamenting, remain focused on the king. And there, the brāhmaṇas recount stories concerning the king. (15-28-2)
kathaṁ nu rājā vṛddhaḥ sa vane vasati nirjane। gāndhārī ca mahābhāgā sā ca kuntī pṛthā katham ॥15-28-3॥
How does the aged king live in the lonely forest? And how are Gāndhārī, the most fortunate, and Kuntī, Pṛthā? (15-28-3)
sukhārhaḥ sa hi rājarṣiḥ na sukhaṃ tan mahāvanam। kim avasthaḥ samāsādya prajñācakṣur hatātmajaḥ ॥15-28-4॥
He, the royal sage worthy of happiness, indeed did not find happiness in that great forest. In what condition, having arrived there, was the wise seer whose son had been slain? (15-28-4)
suduṣkaraṁ kṛtavatī kuntī putrān apaśyatī। rājyaśriyaṁ parityajya vanavāsam arocayat ॥15-28-5॥
Kuntī, having accomplished a very difficult act and not seeing her sons, renounced the splendor of the kingdom and chose a life in the forest. (15-28-5)
viduraḥ kimavasthaś ca bhrātuḥ śuśrūṣur ātmavān। sa ca gāvalgaṇir dhīmān bhartṛpiṇḍānupālakaḥ ॥15-28-6॥
What was the condition of Vidura, the steadfast servant of his brother? And also Sañjaya, the wise son of Gāvalgaṇa who maintained his master's sustenance? (15-28-6)
ākumāraṃ ca paurās te cintāśoka-samāhatāḥ। tatra tatra kathāś cakruḥ samāsādya parasparam॥15-28-7॥
Afflicted by worry and grief, those citizens, from childhood onward, approached one another and engaged in conversations here and there. (15-28-7)
pāṇḍavāś caiva te sarve bhṛśaṁ śoka-parāyaṇāḥ। śocanto mātaraṁ vṛddhām ūṣur nāti-ciraṁ pure ॥15-28-8॥
The Pāṇḍavas, all of them, overwhelmed by intense grief, remained grieving for their elderly mother, but did not stay very long in the city. (15-28-8)
tathaiva pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ hataputraṃ janeśvaram। gāndhārīṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ viduraṃ ca mahāmatim ॥15-28-9॥
In the same way, the aged father, king whose son was slain, Gāndhārī the greatly blessed, and Vidura the very wise (were also addressed). (15-28-9)
naiṣāṃ babhūva samprītis tān vicintayatāṃ tadā। na rājye na ca nārīṣu na vedādhyayane tathā ॥15-28-10॥
At that time, there was no satisfaction for those thinking men, neither in the kingdom, nor in women, nor even in the study of the Vedas. (15-28-10)
paraṃ nirvedam agamanś cintayanto narādhipam। tac ca jñātivadhaṃ ghoraṃ saṃsmarantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥15-28-11॥
Thinking of the king and repeatedly recalling that terrible slaughter of their kinsmen, they fell into deep dispassion. (15-28-11)
abhimanyoś ca bālasya vināśaṃ raṇamūrdhani. karṇasya ca mahābāhoḥ saṅgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ ॥15-28-12॥
The destruction of Abhimanyu, the boy, occurred at the height of battle; and Karṇa, the mighty-armed one, never fled in battles. (15-28-12)
tathaiva draupadeyānām anyeṣāṃ suhṛdām api. vadhaṃ saṃsmṛtya te vīrā nātipramanaso'bhavan ॥15-28-13॥
Similarly, when they remembered the slaughter of the sons of Draupadī and of their other friends, those warriors were not very happy in mind. (15-28-13)
hatapravīrāṃ pṛthivīṃ hataratnāṃ ca bhārata। sadaiva cintayantaste na nidrāmupalebhire ॥15-28-14॥
O Bhārata, always thinking of the earth bereft of heroes and treasures, they could not obtain sleep. (15-28-14)
draupadī hataputrā ca subhadrā caiva bhāminī। nātiprītiyute devyau tadāstāmaprahṛṣṭavat ॥15-28-15॥
Draupadi, having lost her son, and Subhadra the radiant, both queens, not greatly pleased, then remained joyless. (15-28-15)
vairāṭyās tu sutaṁ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṁ te parikṣitam। dhārayanti sma te prāṇāṁs tava pūrvapitāmahāḥ ॥15-28-16॥
But your earlier forefathers sustained their lives in the past when they saw the son born to the queen of Virāṭa, your father Parikṣit. (15-28-16)
