Shloka 496
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
न मे दुःखतरं किंचिद् भूतपूर्व ततो5धिकम् । 'युधिष्ठिर
na me duḥkhataraṃ kiñcid bhūtapūrva tato 'dhikam | yudhiṣṭhira-bhīma-arjuna-nakula-sahadevān api me na draupadyāḥ adhikatarāḥ priyāḥ | sā draupadīṃ mayā bhari sabhāyāṃ ānītāṃ dṛṣṭvā, tasmād adhikaṃ mahad duḥkhaṃ me pūrvaṃ kadācana nābhavat ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ບໍ່ມີສິ່ງໃດເຈັບປວດກວ່ານັ້ນອີກ—ບໍ່ມີຄວາມໂສກໃຫຍ່ກວ່ານັ້ນທີ່ເຄີຍເກີດແກ່ຂ້ອຍ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ, ພີມະ, ອັຣຊຸນະ, ນະກຸລະ ແລະ ສະຫະເທວະ ກໍບໍ່ໄດ້ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຍິ່ງກວ່າ ດຣໍປະດີ ສຳລັບຂ້ອຍ. ເມື່ອຂ້ອຍເຫັນດຣໍປະດີຄົນນັ້ນຖືກລາກເຂົ້າໄປໃນສະພາທີ່ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຜູ້ຄົນ, ຄວາມໂສກຂອງຂ້ອຍກໍໃຫຍ່ກວ່າທຸກຢ່າງທີ່ເຄີຍຮູ້ຈັກມາກ່ອນ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical shock of public humiliation: violating a woman’s dignity in a royal assembly is portrayed as a supreme cause of grief and a sign of adharma. It also highlights steadfast loyalty—Draupadī’s worth and honor are held as precious as, or more than, even the greatest heroes.
Vaiśaṃpāyana recalls the traumatic moment when Draupadī was brought into the crowded court. He states that no earlier sorrow matched the pain of witnessing her public disgrace, emphasizing how deeply that event wounded the moral order and the hearts of those who revered her.