Shloka 16
विहीनान् सर्वकामेभ्यो दासभावमुपागतान् | धर्मपाशपरिक्षिप्तानशक्तानिव विक्रमे
sañjaya uvāca | vihīnān sarvakāmebhyo dāsabhāvam upāgatān | dharmapāśaparikṣiptān aśaktān iva vikrame ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ ពួកគេត្រូវបានដកហូតសេចក្តីសុខសមបូរបែបដែលចិត្តប្រាថ្នាទាំងអស់ ធ្លាក់ចុះទៅជាស្ថានភាពទាសករ ហើយត្រូវបានចងរឹតដោយខ្សែពួតនៃធម៌ ដូចជាមិនអាចបង្ហាញវីរភាពរបស់ខ្លួនបានឡើយ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when wronged, adherence to dharma can restrain immediate retaliation; moral-legal bonds may render the righteous seemingly powerless, highlighting the tension between justice, restraint, and the impulse to use force.
Sañjaya reports the condition of the Pāṇḍavas after their loss: stripped of wealth and autonomy and treated as slaves, they do not act with their usual heroism because they are constrained by dharma and the obligations arising from the dice-game outcome.