Shloka 4
ततस्तस्मिन् क्षणे कल्पो रथेनादित्यवर्चसा । नकुल: कृष्णया सार्धमुपायात् परमार्तया,इसी समय सामर्थ्यशाली नकुल सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी रथके द्वारा शोकसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित हुई कृष्णाको साथ लेकर वहाँ आ पहुँचे
tatastasmink k 63a 47e kalpo rathen1dityavarcasa | nakula 25 k 5b 63 47ay1 s1rdhamup1y1t param1rtay1 ||
Then, at that very moment, Nakula arrived there in a chariot radiant like the sun, bringing with him K 5b 63 471 (Draupad2b), who was overwhelmed by the deepest grief. The scene underscores how, amid the moral wreckage of war, the survivors are driven not by triumph but by urgent compassion and shared sorrow.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the wake of violence, the epic foregrounds shared suffering and the duty of care: true strength is shown not only in battle but in standing with the afflicted and responding to grief with solidarity and responsible action.
At that moment in the Sauptika Parva narrative, Nakula arrives in a sun-bright chariot, accompanying Draupad2b (called K 5b 63 471), who is in extreme distress, indicating an urgent movement toward the scene of calamity and its consequences.