Shloka 176
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
तथा विवसनां दीनां स्मरन्त्यद्यापि पाण्डवा: | 'ट्रौपदी एक वस्त्र पहने हुए थी
tathā vivasanāṃ dīnāṃ smaranty adyāpi pāṇḍavāḥ |
Sañjaya dit : Aujourd’hui encore, les Pāṇḍava se souviennent de la manière dont Draupadī fut traînée dans l’assemblée royale et réduite à un état pitoyable, comme laissée sans voile—un outrage commis au sein de la cour, devenu une blessure durable pour leur sens de la justice et de l’honneur, et une cause morale qui continua d’attiser leur résolution.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public humiliation and violation of a woman’s dignity are grave adharma; such injustice does not vanish with time but remains a moral debt that demands accountability, shaping the ethical justification for later action.
Sañjaya notes that the Pāṇḍavas still recall Draupadī’s being rendered helpless and dishonored in the assembly—an event remembered as a central wrong that continued to motivate their stance in the conflict.