Shloka 7
चित्रान् सन्नाहानवमुच्य पार्था वासांसि दिव्यानि च भानुमन्ति । विवास्यन्तां रुरुचर्माणि सर्वे यथा ग्लहं सौबलस्याभ्युपेता:,“सभी पाण्डव अपने शरीरपर जो विचित्र कवच और चमकीले दिव्य वस्त्र हैं, उन सबको उतारकर मृगचर्म धारण कर लें; जैसा कि सुबलपुत्र शकुनिके भावको स्वीकार करके ये लोग जूआ खेले हैं
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
citrān sannāhān avamucya pārthā vāsāṃsi divyāni ca bhānumanti |
vivāsyantāṃ ruru-carmāṇi sarve yathā glahaṃ saubalasya abhyupetāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Let the Pārthas remove their variegated armor and their radiant, divine garments. Let them all put on deer-skins—just as they accepted the gambling match proposed by Saubala (Śakuni).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how agreeing to an ethically corrupt contest (the dice game) leads to the stripping away of dignity and rightful status—symbolized by removing armor and splendid clothing and being reduced to wearing deer-skins.
In the aftermath of the gambling episode associated with Śakuni (Saubala), the Pāṇḍavas are depicted as being compelled to abandon royal attire and martial insignia and to adopt the austere dress of deer-skins, marking their enforced degradation and transition toward hardship.