Shloka 5
Jayadratha Approaches Draupadī in the Forest
Hospitality, Persuasion, and Reproach
यद्येवं पाण्डवै राजन् भवद्विषयवासिभि:
yadyevaṃ pāṇḍavai rājan bhavadviṣayavāsibhiḥ
কর্ণ বলল—“যদি তাই হয়, হে রাজন, তবে তোমারই রাজ্যে বসবাসকারী, তোমার অধীন প্রজাদের দ্বারাই পাণ্ডবদের বিষয়টি যথোচিতভাবে নিষ্পত্তি হোক।”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line frames a principle of governance: decisions affecting others—here, the Pāṇḍavas—should be handled through proper jurisdiction and the king’s own administrative sphere, emphasizing responsibility and orderly statecraft.
Karna is speaking to a king and, based on a preceding condition (“if it is so”), points to action involving the inhabitants of the king’s territory in relation to the Pāṇḍavas, indicating counsel on how the situation should be managed.