Shloka 31
Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira
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vaiśampāyana uvāca | taṁ te vanagataṁ dṛṣṭvā kasmān manyur na vardhate | paraṁtapa |
Vaiśampāyana said: “Seeing him—Arjuna—gone to the forest, why does your wrath not increase, O scorcher of foes? When such a hero, who once forcibly took wealth from many kings surrounded by wondrous chariots, horses, and elephants given by defeated rulers, and who can strike with five hundred arrows in a single rush of speed—when that very Arjuna is made to endure the hardship of exile, why does your anger against the enemies not blaze up?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic that injustice—especially the humiliation and suffering of a great warrior through wrongful exile—ought to awaken righteous indignation and resolve to restore dharma, rather than passive acceptance.
Vaiśampāyana describes a speaker’s astonishment that a warrior addressed as ‘Paraṁtapa’ is not inflamed with anger upon seeing Arjuna, famed for overpowering kings and unmatched archery, now enduring the hardships of forest exile.