Shloka 10
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
कथं हि भार्या पाण्डूनां पार्षतस्य स्वसा सती । वासुदेवस्य च सखी पार्थिवानां सभामियाम्
kathaṁ hi bhāryā pāṇḍūnāṁ pārṣatasya svasā satī | vāsudevasya ca sakhī pārthivānāṁ sabhām imām anyathā ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Bagaimanakah mungkin—isteri para Pāṇḍava yang suci, saudari kepada putera Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), dan juga sahabat karib Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)—dibawa ke balairung para raja ini dengan cara yang sedemikian?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that social and moral obligations (dharma) intensify with status: humiliating a virtuous queen—connected to powerful allies and respected lineages—is a profound breach of ethical and royal norms, not a trivial courtly act.
In the aftermath of the dice-game events, Vaiśampāyana voices astonishment and condemnation that Draupadī—wife of the Pāṇḍavas, sister of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and friend of Kṛṣṇa—was dragged into the kings’ assembly in an improper manner.