Shloka 39
द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर-प्रारम्भः
Commencement of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
यस्मादसदृश: शाप: प्रयुक्तोडयं मयि त्वया । तस्मात् त्वत्त: प्रवर्तिष्ये खादितुं पुरुषानहम्,“चूँकि तुमने मुझे यह सर्वथा अयोग्य शाप दिया है, अतः अब मैं तुम्हींसे मनुष्योंका भक्षण आरम्भ करूँगा”
yasmād asadṛśaḥ śāpaḥ prayukto ’yaṃ mayi tvayā | tasmāt tvattaḥ pravartiṣye khādituṃ puruṣān aham ||
“যিহেতু তুমি মোৰ ওপৰত একেবাৰে অযোচিত শাপ প্ৰয়োগ কৰিলা, সেয়ে মই এতিয়া মানুহ ভক্ষণ আৰম্ভ কৰিম—প্ৰথমে তোমাৰ পৰা।”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of an unjust or disproportionate curse: wrongful speech and misuse of spiritual authority can provoke destructive retaliation, escalating harm beyond the original fault.
A Brahmin, feeling he has been cursed unfairly, declares that he will retaliate by beginning to devour humans—starting with the very person who cursed him—signaling a turn from grievance to violent, adharma-driven vengeance.