bhīṣmaḿ kṛpaḿ sa viduraḿ

gāndhārīḿ droṇam eva ca

tulya-duḥkhau ca sańgamya

hā kaṣṭam iti hocatuḥ

bhishmam -- Bhishma; kripam -- Acarya Kripa; sa-viduram -- and also Vidura; gandharim -- Gandhari, the wife of Dhritarashtra; dronam -- Acarya Drona; eva ca -- as well; tulya -- equally; duhkhau -- sorrowful; ca -- and; sangamya -- meeting with; ha -- alas; kashtam -- how painful; iti -- thus; ha ucatuh -- They spoke.


Texto

The two Lords met with Bhishma, Kripa, Vidura, Gandhari and Drona. Showing sorrow equal to theirs, They cried out, "Alas, how painful this is!"

Significado

Srila Sridhara Svami points out that those who were involved in the assassination attempt were of course not at all sorry to hear of the Pandavas' death. The persons specifically mentioned here, however -- Bhishma, Kripa, Vidura, Gandhari and Drona -- were actually unhappy to hear of the supposed tragedy.