Mahabharata 4.20.3 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 20, Shloka 3
Bhīma–Draupadī Saṃvāda on Restraint, Protection, and the Kīcaka Threat
Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 20
अनित्या किल मर्त्यनामर्थसिद्धिर्जयाजयौ । इति कृत्वा प्रतीक्षामि भर्तृणामुदयं पुन:
anityā kila martyānām artha-siddhir jayājayau | iti kṛtvā pratīkṣāmi bhartṝṇām udayaṃ punaḥ ||
মর্ত্যদের মধ্যে লক্ষ্যসিদ্ধি এবং জয়-পরাজয় অনিত্য; তারা স্থায়ী নয়। এই বোধে আমি আমার স্বামীদের পুনরুত্থানের অপেক্ষা করি।
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Human success and failure—victory and defeat—are unstable and change with time; recognizing this impermanence supports patience, resilience, and steadfast hope rather than despair.
A speaker expresses a reflective resolve: understanding that worldly outcomes fluctuate, she chooses to wait confidently for her husbands’ renewed prosperity and return to ascendancy.
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