Shloka 39
दमयन्त्याः व्याकुलता — स्वयंवरसंनिपातः — देवदूतयाचनम्
Damayantī’s Distress, Proclamation of the Svayaṃvara, and the Gods’ Request
तेषां द्रक्ष्यसि पाउ्चालि गात्राणि पृथिवीतले । क्रव्यादे: कृष्पमाणानि भक्ष्यमाणानि चासकृत्,'पांचालराजकुमारि! तुम देखोगी कि उन दुष्टोंके शरीर इस पृथ्वीपर मांसाहारी गीदड़- गीध आदि पशु-पक्षियोंद्वारा बार-बार घसीटे और खाये जा रहे हैं
teṣāṁ drakṣyasi pāñcāli gātrāṇi pṛthivītale | kravyādaiḥ kṛṣyamāṇāni bhakṣyamāṇāni cāsakṛt ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Pāñcālī, engkau akan melihat tubuh mereka terbaring di atas bumi—diseret ke sana sini dan berulang kali dilahap oleh makhluk pemakan daging seperti serigala dan burung hering.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores moral causality: adharma leads to destruction and disgrace. Yudhiṣṭhira’s words present a dharmic assurance that wrongdoing will not remain unpunished, even if justice is delayed.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Draupadī (Pāñcālī), foretelling the violent end of their wrongdoers: their bodies will fall on the battlefield and be dragged and eaten by scavengers. It expresses both grief and a firm resolve that justice will ultimately prevail.