ambÄ ca hata-putrÄrtÄ
pitṛvyaḥ kva gataḥ suhṛt
api mayy akṛta-prajñe
hata-bandhuḥ sa bhÄryayÄ
ÄÅ›aá¹samÄnaḥ Å›amalaá¹
gaá¹…gÄyÄá¹ duḥkhito 'patat
Was Dhrtarastra depressed (asamsamanah) with the thought of my offense, thinking, “Why should I live, when Yudhisthira did not leave even one of my sons?†or another meaning is: he desired (asamsamanah) as follows, “Let Yudhisthira also have the sin of killing me too.â€