Shloka 14
नकुल: खड्गमादाय चर्म चाप्यर्धचन्द्रवत् । सहदेवश्न राजा च चक्कुराकारमिड्डितै:,नकुल अर्धचन्द्रविभूषित ढाल एवं तलवार लेकर जा रहे हैं। सहदेव तथा राजा युधिष्ठिरने भी विभिन्न चेष्टाओंद्वारा यह व्यक्त कर दिया है कि वे लोग क्या करना चाहते हैं?
nakulaḥ khaḍgam ādāya carma cāpy ardhacandravat | sahadevaś ca rājā ca cakruḥ ākāram īḍitaiḥ ||
Duryodhana said: “Nakula has taken up his sword and his shield, marked like a crescent moon. Sahadeva and the king too, by their various gestures and signals, have made clear what they intend to do.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intentions in a tense ethical-political setting become legible through conduct: weapons taken up and gestures exchanged signal readiness for violence. It implicitly warns that adharma-driven provocation in a royal court can rapidly convert humiliation and rivalry into open conflict.
Duryodhana observes the Pāṇḍavas’ reactions: Nakula is visibly armed with sword and shield, and Sahadeva along with King Yudhiṣṭhira communicate through gestures what they are prepared to do—indicating a moment where confrontation seems imminent.