Shloka 41
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
उत्तिष्ठ राजन् कि शेषे कस्माच्छोचसि शत्रुहन् शत्रून् प्रताप्य वीर्येण स कथं मृत्युमिच्छसि,'शत्रुघाती नरेश! उठो, क्यों सो रहे हो? किसलिये शोक करते हो? अपने पराक्रमसे शत्रुओंको संतप्त करके अब मृत्युकी इच्छा क्यों करते हो?
uttiṣṭha rājan ki śeṣe kasmāc chocasi śatruhan śatrūn pratāpya vīryeṇa sa kathaṃ mṛtyum icchasi
Vaiśampāyana said: “Rise, O king. Why do you lie thus? Why do you grieve, O slayer of foes? Having scorched your enemies by your valor, how is it that you now desire death?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges a ruler-warrior to abandon paralysis and grief, remember his proven courage, and reject self-destructive despair; it frames perseverance and purposeful action as aligned with kṣatriya-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates an exhortation addressed to a king who has fallen into sorrow and inactivity; the speaker rebukes his wish for death, reminding him that he has already afflicted his enemies through valor and should rise and act.