Shloka 15
पुनर्द्यूत-समाह्वानम्
Renewed Summons to the Dice-Game and Exile Wager
द्रौपहुुवाच एवं नूनं व्यदधात् संविधाता स्पर्शावुभौ स्पृशतो वृद्धबालौ । धर्म त्वेक॑ परम॑ प्राह लोके स न: शमं धास्यति गोप्यमान:
Draupady uvāca—evaṁ nūnaṁ vyadadhāt saṁvidhātā sparśāv ubhau spṛśato vṛddha-bālau | dharma tv ekaṁ paramaṁ prāha loke sa naḥ śamaṁ dhāsyati gopyamānaḥ ||
Draupadī berkata: “Wahai anak sūta, sesungguhnya demikianlah ketetapan Sang Penentu. Dua sentuhan—yang menyenangkan dan yang menyakitkan—datang kepada semua, tua mahupun muda. Namun di dunia ini, Dharma sahajalah yang diisytiharkan paling utama. Jika kita memeliharanya dan hidup menurutnya, Dharma akan membawa kedamaian dan kesejahteraan kepada kita.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even though pleasure and pain inevitably touch everyone by the arrangement of destiny, Dharma is the highest guiding principle; when protected and practiced, it yields peace and welfare.
Draupadī reflects on the inevitability of suffering and fortune for all people and asserts that steadfast adherence to Dharma—rather than despair or retaliation—will ultimately secure their well-being.