Vaishampayana said O great king, it was then the virtuous Gandhari, afflicted with grief on account of her sons, addressed king Dhritarashtra and said.
वैशम्पायन उवाच अथाब्रवीन्महाराज धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्। पुत्रहार्दाद् धर्मयुक्ता गान्धारी शोककर्षिता॥