अम्बा च हतपुत्रार्ता पितृव्यः क्व गतः सुहृत् ।
अपि मय्यकृतप्रज्ञे हतबन्धुः स भार्यया ।
आशंसमानः शमलं गङ्गायां दुःखितोऽपतत् ॥३३॥

ambÄ ca hata-putrÄrtÄ
pitṛvyaḥ kva gataḥ suhṛt
api mayy akṛta-prajñe
hata-bandhuḥ sa bhÄryayÄ
ÄÅ›aá¹samÄnaḥ Å›amalaá¹
gaá¹…gÄyÄá¹ duḥkhito 'patat


Text

Has he thrown himself in the Gaá¹…gÄ along with his wife, out of sorrow, with all his children dead, while contemplating my foolish offense?

Purport

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€