Shloka 6
तद् वसामो वयं छजन्नास्तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ । सुयोधनश्व दुष्टात्मा कर्णश्न सहसौबल:,“अतः इस वर्ष हम छिपकर रहना चाहते हैं। इसके लिये आपलोग हमें आज्ञा दें। दुष्टात्मा दुर्योधन, कर्ण और शकुनि हमसे अत्यन्त वैर रखते हैं। वे स्वयं तो हमारा पता लगानेको उद्यत हैं ही, उन्होंने गुप्तचर भी लगा रखे हैं। अतः यदि उन्हें हमारे रहनेका पता चल जायगा, तो वे हमसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाले पुरजनों तथा स्वजनोंके साथ भी विषम (बुरा) बर्ताव कर सकते हैं
tad vasāmo vayaṃ chajannās tad anu-jñātum arhatha | suyodhanaś ca duṣṭātmā karṇaś ca sahasaubalaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Therefore we wish to live in concealment this year; you ought to grant us permission for that. For Suyodhana—evil-minded—together with Karṇa and Saubala (Śakuni) bears intense enmity toward us. They are eager to discover our whereabouts and have also set spies in motion. If our residence becomes known, they may even treat our elders and kinsmen—those connected with us—harshly and unjustly.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights prudent dharma in adversity: when faced with unjust hostility and surveillance, one may adopt concealment to prevent harm not only to oneself but also to elders and relatives. Ethical responsibility extends to protecting one’s wider social network from retaliatory abuse.
The speakers (the exiled heroes) request permission to remain hidden for the year, explaining that Duryodhana, Karna, and Śakuni are actively searching for them and have deployed spies; if discovered, these enemies may mistreat their connected elders and kinsmen.