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राष्ट्रान्निर्वासनक्लेशं वनवासं च पाण्डव | कृष्णायाश्व परिक्लेशं संस्मरन् पुरुषो भव,'पाण्डुनन्दन! राज्यसे निर्वासनका, वनवासका और द्रौपदीके अपमानका क्लेश याद करके तो मर्द बनो
sañjaya uvāca | rāṣṭrān nirvāsana-kleśaṁ vanavāsaṁ ca pāṇḍava | kṛṣṇāyāś ca parikleśaṁ saṁsmaran puruṣo bhava ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai putera Pāṇḍu, ingatlah derita dihalau keluar dari kerajaan, kepayahan hidup dalam buangan di rimba, dan sengsara yang ditimpakan ke atas Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī). Dengan segala kezaliman itu terpatri di hati, jadilah lelaki sejati—teguh dalam azam dan bertindak menurut maruah serta dharma.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges moral courage: recalling past injustices—banishment, forest exile, and Draupadī’s humiliation—should strengthen a kṣatriya’s resolve to uphold honor and dharma rather than lapse into weakness or indecision.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Sañjaya’s words function as a spur to the Pāṇḍavas: he invokes their history of suffering and Draupadī’s wrongs to press for firm, decisive action as the conflict with the Kauravas approaches.