pitari - their father; uparate - when he passed away; bālāḥ - young boys; saha - together with; mātrā - their mother; su - very; duḥkhitāḥ - distressed; ānītāḥ - brought; sva - to his own; puram - capital city; rājñā - by the King; vasante - they are residing; iti - thus; śuśruma - We have heard.

We have heard that when their father passed away, the young Pāṇḍavas were brought with their anguished mother to the capital city by King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and that they are now living there.