Shloka 5
Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
धनंजयवियोगाच्च राज्य भ्रंशाच्च दु:खिता: । अथ भीमो महाबाहुर्युधिष्ठटिमभाषत,पाण्डव राज्य छिन जानेसे तो दुःखी थे ही। अर्जुनके विरहसे वे और भी क्लेशमें पड़ गये थे। उस समय महाबाहु भीमने युधिष्ठिससे कहा--
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dhanañjayaviyogācca rājya-bhraṃśācca duḥkhitāḥ |
atha bhīmo mahābāhur yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）との別離の悲しみと、王国を失った痛みとにより、パーンダヴァたちは深い苦悩に沈んでいた。そのとき、剛腕のビーーマがユディシュティラに語りかけた——それは単なる私的な嘆きではなく、権を奪われ追放されたことがもたらす道義的・政治的帰結としての苦しみである、と。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the loss of rightful sovereignty and separation from a key ally (Arjuna) intensify suffering; it implicitly frames political injustice and fractured unity as ethical crises that demand counsel and resolve within dharma.
In the forest-exile context, the Pāṇḍavas are distressed due to both the usurpation of their kingdom and Arjuna’s absence; at this moment Bhīma turns to speak directly to Yudhiṣṭhira, setting up counsel or a proposal in the following lines.