Shloka 10
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
सौवीरान् प्रति यातां च बभ्रोरेष तपस्विन: । भार्यामभ्यहरन्मोहादकामां तामितो गताम्
sauvīrān prati yātāṃ ca babhror eṣa tapassvinaḥ | bhāryām abhyaharan mohād akāṃāṃ tām ito gatām ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «De plus, aveuglé par l’ivresse du désir, cet homme enleva l’épouse de l’ascète Babhru—bien qu’elle ne le désirât en rien—lorsqu’elle voyageait d’ici vers Dvārakā et était parvenue au pays de Sauvīra.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that actions driven by moha (delusion) can lead to grave adharma—here, the forcible taking of an unwilling woman and the violation of an ascetic’s household, both treated as serious ethical transgressions.
Vaiśampāyana reports an additional wrongdoing: a man abducts the ascetic Babhru’s wife while she is traveling toward Dvārakā and has reached Sauvīra, despite her lack of any affection or consent.