pÄṇá¸u-putrÄn upÄsÄ«nÄn
praÅ›raya-prema-saá¹…gatÄn
abhyÄcaá¹£á¹ÄnurÄgÄÅ›rair
andhÄ«bhÅ«tena caká¹£uá¹£Ä
pÄṇá¸u - the late father of MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira and his brothers; putrÄn - the sons of; upÄsÄ«nÄn - sitting silently nearby; praÅ›raya - being overtaken; prema - in feelings of love; saá¹…gatÄn - having gathered; abhyÄcaá¹£á¹a - congratulated; anurÄga - feelingly; aÅ›raiḥ - by tears of ecstasy; andhÄ«bhÅ«tena - overwhelmed; caká¹£uá¹£Ä - with his eyes.
When MahÄrÄja PÄṇá¸u died, his sons were all small children, and naturally they were brought up under the affection of elderly members of the royal family, specifically by BhÄ«á¹£madeva. Later on, when the PÄṇá¸avas were grown up, they were cheated by cunning Duryodhana and company, and BhÄ«á¹£madeva, although he knew that the PÄṇá¸avas were innocent and were unnecessarily put into trouble, could not take the side of the PÄṇá¸avas for political reasons. At the last stage of his life, when BhÄ«á¹£madeva saw his most exalted grandsons, headed by MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira, sitting very gently at his side, the great warrior-grandfather could not check his loving tears, which were automatically flowing from his eyes. He remembered the great tribulations suffered by his most pious grandsons. Certainly he was the most satisfied man because of Yudhiá¹£á¹hira’s being enthroned in place of Duryodhana, and thus he began to congratulate them.