Shloka 176
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
तथा विवसनां दीनां स्मरन्त्यद्यापि पाण्डवा: | 'ट्रौपदी एक वस्त्र पहने हुए थी
tathā vivasanāṃ dīnāṃ smaranty adyāpi pāṇḍavāḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Hingga kini para Pāṇḍava masih mengingati bagaimana Draupadī dibawa ke balairung diraja dan dijatuhkan ke keadaan yang amat memilukan—suatu penghinaan di hadapan perhimpunan yang menjadi luka kekal pada rasa keadilan dan maruah mereka, serta sebab moral yang terus menyulut tekad mereka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public humiliation and violation of a woman’s dignity are grave adharma; such injustice does not vanish with time but remains a moral debt that demands accountability, shaping the ethical justification for later action.
Sañjaya notes that the Pāṇḍavas still recall Draupadī’s being rendered helpless and dishonored in the assembly—an event remembered as a central wrong that continued to motivate their stance in the conflict.