Shloka 19
अनादृत्य तु तद् वाक््यं सहदेव: पिपासित: । अपिबच्छीतलं तोय॑ं पीत्वा च निपपात ह,प्यासे सहदेव उस वचनकी अवहेलना करके वहाँका ठंडा जल पीने लगे एवं पीते ही अचेत होकर गिर पड़े
anādṛtya tu tad vākyaṃ sahadevaḥ pipāsitaḥ | apibac chītalaṃ toyaṃ pītvā ca nipapāta ha ||
But Sahadeva, tormented by thirst, disregarded that warning. He drank the cool water there, and the moment he had drunk, he collapsed, losing consciousness—showing the peril of ignoring a righteous injunction and acting from overpowering impulse.
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
Overpowering desire (here, thirst) can eclipse discernment; ignoring a rightful warning or rule leads to immediate harm. The episode underscores restraint and respect for dharmic instruction even under pressure.
In the Yakṣa’s lake episode, Sahadeva—despite a prior warning—drinks from the lake. As a consequence, he instantly falls unconscious, advancing the trial that will later require Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic responses.