Shloka 15
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
व्याभाषमाणाश्षान्योन्यं न मे जीवन् विमोक्ष्यसे । सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रमोक्षेण पौरुषे समवस्थिता:
vyābhāṣamāṇāś cānyonyaṃ na me jīvan vimokṣyase | sarve śastrāstramokṣeṇa pauruṣe samavasthitāḥ ||
Tandis qu’ils se criaient des défis d’un bord à l’autre, il déclara : « Tu ne m’échapperas pas vivant. » À ce vœu, tous se tinrent fermes dans leur résolution virile, prêts à déchaîner armes et traits—la parole cédant à la sombre loi du combat, où l’orgueil et la survie se misent sur la force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how verbal hostility quickly hardens into violent resolve: once pride and enmity dominate, the parties commit themselves to force, framing survival and honor in martial terms rather than restraint.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates a confrontation where opponents exchange heated words; one issues a deadly threat—“you will not escape alive”—and all participants take their positions, prepared to discharge weapons and missiles.