Shloka 2
Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)
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iti evam uktaḥ sakhyā sa prītipūrvaṃ janeśvaraḥ | bhāradvājena pāñcālo nāmṛṣyata vaco 'sya tat ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed with friendly affection, that lord of men (Drupada of the Pāñcālas) could not endure those words spoken to him by Bhāradvāja’s son (Droṇa). The episode turns on wounded honor: even speech offered in the name of friendship can become ethically charged when it touches pride and status, sowing the seeds of later hostility.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride and sensitivity to status can override friendship: even affectionate words may be received as intolerable if they threaten one’s sense of honor, and such reactions can become the moral root of future conflict.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Drupada, king of the Pāñcālas, though addressed in a friendly and affectionate way, could not bear the words spoken by Bhāradvāja’s son (Droṇa), marking a turning point toward resentment.