Shloka 7
कर्णसेनापत्यारम्भः — Karṇa’s Appointment and the Report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Chapter 1
यत् तद् द्ूते परिक्लिष्टा कृष्णा चानायिता सभाम् | तत् स्मरन्तो5नुशोचन्तो भृशमुद्विग्नचेतस:
yat tad dūte parikliṣṭā kṛṣṇā cānāyitā sabhām | tat smaranto 'nuśocanto bhṛśam udvignacetasaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Remembering again and again how, at the time of the dice-game, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) was dragged into the royal assembly and grievously tormented, they fell into sorrow and, inwardly, became intensely agitated and distressed.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of public humiliation and injustice: remembering an act of adharma (Draupadī’s coercion and torment in the assembly) produces enduring moral anguish, underscoring that violations of dignity and dharma leave lasting consequences and help drive the conflict toward war.
The narrator recalls how, during the dice-game episode, Draupadī was forcibly brought into the court and mistreated; those reflecting on that event repeatedly grieve and become deeply disturbed in mind.