Shloka 283
Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira
तं॑ ते वनगतं दृष्टवा कस्मान्मन्युर्न वर्धते । जिन्होंने एकमात्र रथकी सहायतासे देवताओं, मनुष्यों और नागोंपर विजय पायी है, उन्हीं अर्जुनको वनवासका दुःख भोगते देख आपका क्रोध क्यों नहीं बढ़ता?
taṁ te vanagataṁ dṛṣṭvā kasmān manyur na vardhate |
Vaiśampāyana said: “Seeing him living in the forest, why does your anger not increase? When that very Arjuna—who, with the aid of a single charioteer, has conquered gods, men, and nāgas—is now made to endure the sorrow of exile, how can your righteous wrath remain unmoved?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames anger (manyu) as potentially righteous when it arises from witnessing injustice done to a virtuous person; moral sensitivity should not become numb when dharma is violated.
Vaiśampāyana highlights the contrast between Arjuna’s extraordinary prowess and his present suffering in forest exile, pressing the listener to feel justified indignation at the Pandavas’ undeserved hardship.