Shloka 1
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
हि मय ० (0) है 7 द्विपज्चाशर्दाधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: सर्नेपर दुर्योधन धनको समझाना और कर्णके अनुरोध करनेपर दुयोधनका अनशन त्याग करके हस्तिनापुरको प्रस्थान दानवा ऊचु: भो: सुयोधन राजेन्द्र भरतानां कुलोद्वह । शूरै: परिवृतो नित्यं तथैव च महात्मभि:
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca — dānavā ūcuḥ: bhoḥ suyodhana rājendra bharatānāṃ kulodvaha | śūraiḥ parivṛto nityaṃ tathaiva ca mahātmabhiḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ダーナヴァたちは言った――「おおスヨーダナよ、諸王の中の王、バラタ族を支える者よ。汝は常に勇士と大いなる魂の人々に囲まれている。それなのに、なぜ死に至る断食などという無謀を敢えてしたのか。自ら命を絶つ者は卑しき境涯へ堕ち、世にあっては非難を受けるのみ――悪名を広める恥辱である。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames self-destruction (or a death-fast undertaken in despair) as ethically blameworthy: it leads to a ‘lower state’ and public censure. For a king charged with upholding a lineage, endurance and responsible action are presented as superior to self-harm motivated by frustration or wounded pride.
In Vana Parva, Adhyaya 253, the Dānavas address Duryodhana (Suyodhana). Noting that he is supported by brave and noble allies, they question why he attempted an ‘āmarana’ fast (fasting unto death) and warn him about the disgrace and negative consequences associated with self-killing.