Shloka 4
ननु त्वया महाबाहो प्रतिज्ञातं वृकोदर
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | nanu tvayā mahābāho pratijñātaṃ vṛkodara, dharmaputro mahābāhur vilalāpa suvistaram |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「大臂のヴリコーダラよ、そなたはあの厳粛な誓いを立てたではないか。」こうして大臂のダルマプトラ（ユディシュティラ）は長く嘆き悲しんだ。兄弟たちが倒れ、武人の誓約が空しく見えるのを目の当たりにして、悲嘆と不安に呑まれ、その言葉は、正法（ダルマ）と一族の名誉のために結ばれた約束が負う道義の重みに向かっていった。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical gravity of a pratijñā (solemn vow): in dharma-centered life, promises bind one’s honor and purpose, and their apparent frustration becomes a source of moral anguish—especially when tied to protecting family and upholding kṣatriya responsibility.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, overwhelmed by sorrow, addresses Bhīma (Vṛkodara) and reminds him of a vow he had made; Yudhiṣṭhira then laments at length, implying that the fall of his brothers makes their aims and pledges seem futile.