Shloka 4
Dhanañjaya-viraha-śoka and the Resolve to Enter Gandhamādana (धनंजय-विरह-शोकः गन्धमादन-प्रवेश-संकल्पश्च)
तस्य दर्शनतृष्णं मां सानुजं वनमास्थितम् । याज्ञसेन्या: परामर्श: स च वीर दहत्युत,उसीके दर्शनकी प्यास लेकर मैं भाइयोंसहित इस वनमें आया हूँ। वीर भीमसेन! दुःशासनने जो द्रौपदीके केश पकड़ लिये थे, वह घटना याद आकर मुझे और भी शोकसे दग्ध कर देती है
tasya darśana-tṛṣṇaṁ māṁ sānujaṁ vanam āsthitam | yājñasenyāḥ parāmarśaḥ sa ca vīra dahaty uta ||
Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: «Impulsado por la sed de contemplarlo, he venido a este bosque junto con mis hermanos menores. Y, oh héroe, el recuerdo de Yājñasenī—cómo fue ultrajada y manoseada con desvergüenza—me quema todavía, más y más».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a ruler’s conscience is seared by adharma done to the innocent—especially the public humiliation of a protected woman—showing that ethical injury can persist as inner ‘burning’ until justice and restoration of honor are pursued.
Yudhiṣṭhira, living in forest exile with his brothers, explains that he has come with an intense longing to see a certain person (contextually, someone whose meeting is sought), yet his mind is repeatedly tormented by the remembered outrage against Draupadī (Yājñasenī), which deepens his sorrow.