Shloka 74
अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश
Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort
अपेयात् किल भा: सूर्याल्लक्ष्मीश्वन्द्रमसस्तथा । इति लोको व्यवसितो दृष्टवेमां भवतो व्यथाम्,“आपपर जो यह संकट आया है, इस असम्भव-सी घटनाको देखकर लोग यह निश्चयपूर्वक मानने लगे हैं कि सूर्यसे उसकी प्रभा और चन्द्रमासे उसकी चाँदनी भी दूर हो सकती है
apeyāt kila bhāḥ sūryāl lakṣmīś candramasas tathā | iti loko vyavasito dṛṣṭvemāṁ bhavato vyathām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “It is as though the sun’s radiance could depart, and likewise the moon’s beauty and light could be taken away. Seeing this distress of yours, people have come to a firm conclusion that even what seems impossible can occur.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how extraordinary suffering can make even the seemingly impossible appear possible, reminding listeners of the fragility of worldly stability and the need for steadiness in dharma amid reversals.
Vaiśampāyana comments on the grievous plight of the addressed person(s): observers, seeing such unexpected calamity, conclude that even the sun could lose its radiance and the moon its light—an image used to convey the shock and magnitude of the distress.