Shloka 7
कर्णसेनापत्यारम्भः — Karṇa’s Appointment and the Report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Chapter 1
यत् तद् द्ूते परिक्लिष्टा कृष्णा चानायिता सभाम् | तत् स्मरन्तो5नुशोचन्तो भृशमुद्विग्नचेतस:
yat tad dūte parikliṣṭā kṛṣṇā cānāyitā sabhām | tat smaranto 'nuśocanto bhṛśam udvignacetasaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Se remémorant sans cesse comment, lors du jeu de dés, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) fut traînée dans l’assemblée royale et cruellement tourmentée, ils tombèrent dans le chagrin et, au fond d’eux-mêmes, furent saisis d’une agitation et d’une détresse extrêmes.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of public humiliation and injustice: remembering an act of adharma (Draupadī’s coercion and torment in the assembly) produces enduring moral anguish, underscoring that violations of dignity and dharma leave lasting consequences and help drive the conflict toward war.
The narrator recalls how, during the dice-game episode, Draupadī was forcibly brought into the court and mistreated; those reflecting on that event repeatedly grieve and become deeply disturbed in mind.