Shloka 25
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
ततः सुसम्भ्रान्तमना बभूव कुरुनन्दन: । नोत्तरं प्रतिवक्तुं च शक्तो5भूज्जनमेजय,जनमेजय! इससे कुरुनन्दन सहदेवके मनमें बड़ी घबराहट हुई। वे इसका प्रतीकार करनेमें असमर्थ हो गये
tataḥ susambhrāntamanā babhūva kurunandanaḥ | nottaraṃ prativaktuṃ ca śakto 'bhūj janamejaya ||
ಓ ಜನಮೇಜಯ! ಆಗ ಕುರುನಂದನನಾದ ಸಹದೇವನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅಶಾಂತವಾಯಿತು. ಅವನು ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತರ ನೀಡಲೂ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಲೂ ಶಕ್ತನಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that ethical or situational pressure can overwhelm a person’s composure, making speech and rebuttal impossible; silence here signals the gravity of the moment and the limits of argument when confronted by a difficult moral predicament.
Vaiśampāyana tells King Janamejaya that the Kuru prince (identified in context as Sahadeva) becomes intensely disturbed and is unable to respond—indicating that he has been placed in a position where he cannot effectively counter what has been said or done.