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 ||
Sambil saling berteriak menantang, ia menyatakan, “Engkau takkan lolos dariku hidup-hidup.” Dengan sumpah itu, mereka semua berdiri teguh dalam tekad ksatria, siap melepaskan senjata dan astra.
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.