Shloka 136
उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas
व्यंसितो व्रीडितो राजन् नाजगाम स कुण्डिनम् । राजन! योगेश्वर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके पास पहुँचकर उनसे पराजित होनेके कारण लज्जित हो वह पुनः कुण्डिनपुरको नहीं लौटा
vyaṃsito vrīḍito rājan nājagāma sa kuṇḍinam |
قال فايشَمبايانا: أيها الملك، إذ خزيَ وذُلَّ لهزيمته، لم يرجع إلى كُṇḍina. فلما دنا من بهاگَفان شري كريشنا، ربّ اليوغا، وغلبته وصمةُ أن يُقهَر، آثر الابتعاد ولم يعد إلى كُṇḍinapura.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological consequence of defeat: wounded pride and shame can drive a person to avoidance rather than accountability. It implicitly warns that honor should be grounded in dharma and self-mastery, not merely in victory.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a certain person—after approaching Śrī Kṛṣṇa and being defeated—felt deep humiliation and therefore did not return to Kuṇḍina (Kuṇḍinapura).