Shloka 11
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
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यस्तस्य सहसा राजन् विकार: समदृश्यत । तेन सुस्त्राव रेतो5स्य स च तन्नान्वबुध्यत,राजन! किंतु उनके मनमें सहसा जो विकार देखा गया, इससे उनका वीर्य स्खलित हो गया; परंतु इस बातका उन्हें भान नहीं हुआ
yastasyā sahasā rājan vikāraḥ samadṛśyata | tena sustrāva reto ’sya sa ca tannānvabudhyata ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, when a sudden disturbance of mind was noticed in him, his semen involuntarily flowed; yet he did not become aware of it.” The line underscores how overpowering inner agitation can eclipse self-awareness and bodily control, a motif often used in the epic to mark a lapse that carries later consequences.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sudden mental agitation (vikāra) can overpower awareness and self-mastery, leading to involuntary bodily actions; in epic ethics, such loss of inner control often foreshadows moral or narrative consequences.
The narrator reports that a sudden inner disturbance was observed in a man, causing involuntary seminal discharge, and that he remained unaware of it—an incident used to mark a moment of overpowering impulse within the story.