Shloka 42

Devanagari script

क्षमामि ते सर्वमेव वाग्व्यतिक्रममर्जुन । द्रौपद्या द्रौपदेयानां कृते नानयेन हेतुना,अर्जुन! मैं अपनी बहिन द्रौपदी और उसके पुत्रोंके नाते ही तुम्हारी इन सारी उलटी या कड़वी बातोंको सहे लेता हूँ, दूसरे किसी कारणसे नहीं

Transliteration

kṣamāmi te sarvam eva vāg-vyatikramam arjuna | draupadyā draupadeyānāṃ kṛte nānyena hetunā ||

Translation

ທຣິດສະຕະດຸມນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ອາຣຈຸນ, ຂ້ອຍອະໄພໃຫ້ເຈົ້າທັງໝົດສຳລັບການລ່ວງເກີນດ້ວຍຄຳເວົ້າ—ຄຳທີ່ແຂງກະດ້າງ ແລະບໍ່ສົມຄວນ. ຂ້ອຍອົດທົນໄດ້ກໍເພາະດຣົບະດີ ແລະລູກໆຂອງນາງເທົ່ານັ້ນ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນເພາະເຫດອື່ນ»។

Word by Word

क्षमामिI forgive / I endure

तेto you

सर्वम्all

एवindeed / only

वाक्of speech / words

व्यतिक्रमम्transgression / offence

अर्जुनO Arjuna

द्रौपद्याःof Draupadi

द्रौपदेयानाम्of the sons of Draupadi

कृतेfor the sake of

नnot

अन्येनby/for any other

हेतुनाreason / cause

Speaker

धष्टहुम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Arjuna

Draupadī

Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid conflict, restraint in speech is a moral duty; when speech crosses limits (vāg-vyatikrama), forgiveness can be granted, but here it is grounded in higher obligations—respect for Draupadī and responsibility toward her sons—showing how personal affronts may be subordinated to dharma and relational duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna responds to Arjuna’s sharp words by declaring that he will tolerate and forgive them, not because he accepts the insult, but solely out of regard for Draupadī and her sons (the Draupadeyas), emphasizing the binding force of shared family and alliance in the war context.