Shloka 10
Chapter 59: Baladeva’s Censure, Keśava’s Restraint, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Moral Accounting
रजस्वलां द्रौपदीमानयन् ये ये चाप्यकुर्वन्त सदस्यवस्त्राम् । तान् पश्यध्वं पाण्डवैर्धार्तहराष्ट्रान् रणे हतांस्तपसा याज्ञसेन्या:
rajasvalāṃ draupadīm ānayan ye ye cāpy akurvanta sadasya-vastrām | tān paśyadhvaṃ pāṇḍavair dhārtarāṣṭrān raṇe hatāṃs tapasā yājñasenyāḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Lihatlah anak-anak Dhṛtarāṣṭra itu—mereka yang menyeret Draupadī ketika ia dalam haid, dan mereka yang cuba menelanjangkannya di balairung perhimpunan. Oleh para Pāṇḍava mereka telah ditumpaskan di medan perang, binasa oleh daya tapa dan tekad benar Yājñasenī.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public humiliation and adharma committed in the assembly ripen into catastrophic consequences. The verse frames the Kauravas’ downfall as not only military defeat by the Pandavas but also as the moral-spiritual repercussion of violating Draupadi’s dignity, with her tapas (righteous suffering and resolve) functioning as an ethical force.
Sanjaya points out to Dhritarashtra that the very men who dragged Draupadi and attempted to disrobe her in the court are now lying slain in the war. He connects their deaths to the Pandavas’ victory and to Draupadi (Yajnaseni)’s tapas, emphasizing the reversal of fortune from courtroom outrage to battlefield retribution.