Shloka 2
Arjuna’s Absence, Bhīma’s Kṣātra-Dharma Appeal, and Bṛhadaśva’s Arrival
Nala-Upākhyāna Begins
मन्युना हि समाविष्टा: पाण्डवास्ते महौजस: । दृष्टवा कृष्णां सभां नीतां धर्मपत्नीं यशस्विनीम्,महातेजस्वी वे पाण्डव अपनी धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी कृष्णाको सभामें लायी गयी देखकर क्रोधसे भरे हुए हैं और महाराज! दुःशासन तथा कर्णकी वे कठोर बातें सुनकर पाण्डव आपलोगोंकी निन्दा करते हैं, ऐसा मुझे विश्वास है
manyunā hi samāviṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavās te mahaujasaḥ | dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇāṃ sabhāṃ nītāṃ dharmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm ||
Dijo Sañjaya: En verdad, los poderosos Pāṇḍavas están poseídos por la ira. Al ver que Kṛṣṇā—su célebre esposa legítima conforme al dharma—era conducida a la asamblea real, su cólera se encendió; pues el ultraje no era sólo una afrenta personal, sino una violación del dharma y de la dignidad debida a una mujer virtuosa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that outrage can be ethically grounded when it arises from a clear breach of dharma—here, the humiliation and coercive public exposure of a virtuous wife in the royal court. It frames anger not as mere passion but as a response to moral transgression and dishonor.
Sañjaya reports that the powerful Pāṇḍavas are overwhelmed with anger upon seeing Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā), their lawful and renowned wife, being led into the assembly hall—an act that signals grave insult and injustice and intensifies the conflict between the parties.