Shloka 24
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
प्रख्यातास्ते<र्जुनं वीरं हनिष्यन्ति च मा शुचः । असपत्ना त्वया हीयं भोक्तव्या वसुधा नूप
prakhyātās te 'rjunaṃ vīraṃ haniṣyanti ca mā śucaḥ | asapatnā tvayā hīyaṃ bhoktavyā vasudhā nṛpa ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ces guerriers renommés tueront à coup sûr le héros Arjuna—ne t’afflige pas. Ô roi, cette terre doit être jouie par toi sans rival ; il t’est destiné de régner sans opposition.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames political reassurance as a moral-psychological directive: the listener is urged to abandon grief and hold to the conviction of uncontested sovereignty. It highlights how promises of power and destiny are used to steady resolve in a conflict context.
Vaiśampāyana reports a statement meant to console and embolden a king: famed fighters are expected to kill Arjuna, so the king should not lament; the earth is portrayed as destined to be ruled by him without rivals.