Shloka 44
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
द्रौपदी च परिक्लिष्टा सभामध्ये रजस्वला । द्यूते यद् विजितो राजा शकुनेरबुद्धिनिश्चयात्,“दुरात्मन्! तूने भरी सभामें रजस्वला द्रौपदीको क्लेश पहुँचाया, शकुनिकी सलाह लेकर राजा युधिष्ठिरको कपटपूर्वक जूएमें हराया तथा निरपराध दुन्तीपुत्रोंपर दूसरे-दूसरे जो पाप एवं अत्याचार किये थे, उन सबका महान् अशुभ फल आज तू अपनी आँखों देख ले
draūpadī ca parikliṣṭā sabhāmadhye rajasvalā | dyūte yad vijito rājā śakuner abuddhiniścayāt ||
Sañjaya berkata: Draupadī pun—dalam masa sucinya—disakiti di tengah balairung; dan sang raja Yudhiṣṭhira dikalahkan dalam permainan dadu oleh tekad licik Śakuni. Wahai berhati jahat, hari ini saksikan dengan matamu sendiri buah yang getir dan celaka dari semua perbuatan itu: bagaimana engkau menyakiti Draupadī di hadapan sidang, menipu sang raja atas nasihat Śakuni, dan menindas putra-putra Pāṇḍu yang tak bersalah.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma—especially public humiliation, deceit in gambling, and violence against the innocent—inevitably ripens into painful consequences. The verse frames the war’s suffering as the moral fruit (karma-phala) of earlier injustices, highlighting the duty to protect the vulnerable and uphold fairness.
Sañjaya recalls the infamous dice-hall episode: Draupadī was distressed and abused in the assembly while Yudhiṣṭhira was fraudulently defeated through Śakuni’s stratagem. He points to the present calamity as the visible outcome of those past wrongs committed against Draupadī and the Pāṇḍavas.