Shloka 16
न क्ष॑स्यन्ते तथास्माभिर्जातु विप्रकृता हि ते । द्रौपद्याश्न॒ परिक्लेशं कस्तेषां क्षन्तुमहति
na kṣaṁsyante tathāsmābhir jātu viprakṛtā hi te | draupadyāś ca parikleśaṁ kas teṣāṁ kṣantum arhati ||
Duryodhana berkata: “Mereka tidak akan sekali-kali memaafkan kita, kerana kita telah menzalimi mereka dengan berat. Dan tentang penderitaan yang telah ditimpakan ke atas Draupadī—siapakah antara mereka yang mampu menanggungnya dalam diam?”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how grave injustice—especially public dishonor and cruelty—destroys the possibility of reconciliation. It implicitly warns that adharma (wrongdoing) generates lasting resentment and sets in motion consequences that cannot be contained by later appeals to peace.
In the aftermath of the Pāṇḍavas’ humiliation and Draupadī’s suffering in the royal assembly, Duryodhana reflects on the inevitability of their anger. He recognizes that the wrong done to them, and particularly to Draupadī, makes forgiveness unlikely and foreshadows escalating conflict.