Shloka 13
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
प्रत्याजगाम च शरांस्तानादाय यशस्विनी
pratyājagāma ca śarāṁs tān ādāya yaśasvinī | reṇukā sundarāṅgī tān bāṇān gṛhītvā nivṛttā tadā bhṛśaṁ khinnābhavat | pādāgnidāhajanitaṁ duḥkhaṁ kathaṁcid sahamānā patibhayāt tharatharā kampamānā teṣāṁ samīpam āyayau ||
قال بيشما: «إن رِينوكَا، ذات الذكر الحسن والأعضاء الجميلة، عادت وهي تحمل تلك السهام. وكانت آنذاك شديدة الكمد—تتحمّل ما استطاعت ألمَ قدميها المحترقتين، وترتجف خوفاً من زوجها وهي تدنو منهم».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical strain that arises when duty or obedience is driven by fear rather than mutual righteousness. It invites reflection on dharma in household relations—authority should not become a cause of cruelty or terror, and endurance under coercion is portrayed as painful and morally fraught.
Renuka returns carrying the arrows she was sent to fetch. She is physically suffering (her feet feel burned) and emotionally shaken, approaching while trembling because she fears her husband’s reaction.