Shloka 14
Draupadī’s Grief at Seeing the Heroes in Disguise (द्रौपदी-विषादः / वेष-परिभव-वर्णनम्)
सो<यं द्यूतप्रवादेन श्रिय: प्रत्यवरोपित: । तूष्णीमास्ते यथा मूढ: स्वानि कर्माणि चिन्तयन्
so ’yaṁ dyūtapravādena śriyaḥ pratyavaropitaḥ | tūṣṇīm āste yathā mūḍhaḥ svāni karmāṇi cintayan ||
“Thus, by the pretext and affair of the dice-game, he has been stripped of his prosperity and dignity. Now he sits in silence like one bewildered, brooding over his own deeds.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical consequence of adharma associated with gambling: a person can be brought low from prosperity and honor, and is left to confront the results of his own actions in silent remorse.
Vaiśampāyana describes a figure who, due to the dice-game episode, has lost his former fortune and standing; he now sits quietly, stunned and reflective, thinking over what he has done.