Shloka 37
देवसत्रे मृत्युनिरोधः, पूर्वेन्द्राणां मानुषावतरणम्, द्रौपदी-वरकथनम्
Suspension of Death at the Devasatra; Former Indras’ Human Descent; Draupadī’s Boon Etiology
तांस्तथावादिन: सर्वान् प्रसमीक्ष्य क्षिती श्वरान् । अथान्यान् पुरुषांश्षापि कृत्वा तत् कर्म संयुगे
tāṁs tathāvādinaḥ sarvān prasmīkṣya kṣitīśvarān | athānyān puruṣāṁś cāpi kṛtvā tat karma saṁyuge ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。かく語る諸王をことごとく見届け、さらに戦の衝突のただ中でその行いを成して他の者たちをも処したとき、物語は示す。公の言葉と戦場の行動とが相まって、王者の争いにおける名声と道義の裁きが形づくられるのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of both speech and action in a royal-war context: what leaders say publicly and what they do in battle together determine honor, accountability, and how their conduct is assessed.
Vaiśampāyana describes a scene where kings are speaking in a particular manner; the observer notes their words, and then the account moves to decisive action in battle—‘that deed’ being carried out against other men amid the fighting.