Shloka 4
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
नच मे तत्र कोपो5भूत् सर्वस्येशो हि नो भवान् । इमं त्वतिक्रमं मन्ये द्रौपदी यत्र पण्यते,किंतु इसके लिये मेरे मनमें क्रोध नहीं हुआ; क्योंकि आप हमारे सर्वस्वके स्वामी हैं। पर द्रौपदीको जो दाँवपर लगाया गया, इसे मैं बहुत ही अनुचित मानता हूँ
na ca me tatra kopo 'bhūt, sarvasyeśo hi no bhavān | imaṁ tv atikramaṁ manye draupadī yatra paṇyate ||
“Even then, no anger arose in my heart, for you are indeed the lord of all that is ours. Yet I deem this a grave transgression—that Draupadī was staked as a wager.”
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīma distinguishes personal restraint from moral judgment: even if one accepts a superior’s authority over property, staking a person—especially Draupadī—crosses an ethical boundary and is condemned as atikrama (a serious violation of dharma).
In the aftermath of the dice-game episode, Bhīma reflects that he did not become angry merely over loss of possessions under another’s control, but he strongly denounces the act of wagering Draupadī, treating it as an unacceptable wrongdoing.