Shloka 17
क्रुद्धां चानर्हतीं कृष्णां दु:खितां कुरुसंसदि । दुर्योधनश्व कर्णश्रव कटुकान्यभ्यभाषताम्
kruddhāṃ cānārhatīṃ kṛṣṇāṃ duḥkhitāṃ kurusaṃsadi | duryodhanaś ca karṇaś ca kaṭukāny abhyabhāṣatām ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—কুরুসভায় দুঃখিত ও ক্রুদ্ধ, অথচ এমন অপমানের অযোগ্য কৃষ্ণা (দ্রৌপদী) দাঁড়িয়ে ছিলেন; সেখানে দুর্যোধন ও কর্ণ তাঁকে তীক্ষ্ণ, কটু বাক্যে বিদ্ধ করল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical collapse that occurs when power is used to humiliate the undeserving: cruel speech in a public assembly becomes an instrument of adharma, intensifying injustice and setting the stage for wider social and political ruin.
Sañjaya describes Draupadī in the Kuru court—distressed and angered despite being blameless—while Duryodhana and Karṇa speak bitterly to her, marking a key moment in the court’s humiliation episode.