Shloka 13
अभिसृत्य च मां युद्धे परुषाण्युक्तवान् बहु । तत्र तत्र युधां श्रेष्ठ परिभूय न संशय:
abhisṛtya ca māṃ yuddhe paruṣāṇy uktavān bahu | tatra tatra yudhāṃ śreṣṭha paribhūya na saṃśayaḥ |
योद्ध्यांतील श्रेष्ठ वीर! त्याने युद्धात माझा पाठलाग करून ठिकठिकाणी मला अपमानित करत अनेक कटुवचन बोलले—यात संशय नाही. धनंजया! मी आत्ताही भीमसेनाच्या प्रभावामुळेच जिवंत आहे. येथे अधिक बोलून काय उपयोग? तो अपमान मी कोणत्याही प्रकारे सहन करू शकत नाही।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of honor for a kṣatriya and the psychological harm caused by public humiliation. It also shows humility and dependence within dharmic brotherhood: Yudhiṣṭhira acknowledges that his survival and standing are sustained by Bhīma’s strength, while insisting that dishonor is intolerable and demands a response aligned with duty.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Arjuna, recounting how an enemy pursued him in battle, repeatedly humiliated him, and spoke harshly. He confesses that he is still alive only due to Bhīma’s power and declares that he cannot bear the insult, intensifying the emotional and moral pressure within the war narrative.