Shloka 1
द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल १६६ “लोक हैं) एकोनपज्चाशर्दाधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: दुर्योधनका कर्णसे अपनी ग्लानिका वर्णन हु आमरण अनशनका निश्चय
duryodhana uvāca |
citrasenaṃ samāgamya prahasann arjunas tadā |
idaṃ vacanam aklībam abravīt paravīrahā ||
ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ କହିଲା—କର୍ଣ୍ଣ! ଚିତ୍ରସେନଙ୍କୁ ଭେଟି ସେ ସମୟରେ ଶତ୍ରୁବୀର-ସଂହାରୀ ଅର୍ଜୁନ ହସିହସି ଏହି ଅକ୍ଲୀବ, ଶୂରୋଚିତ ବଚନ କହିଥିଲା।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a warrior’s public honor can become an ethical trap: when pride is wounded, one may abandon discernment and dharma, interpreting even ordinary speech as an affront and letting humiliation dictate harmful decisions.
Duryodhana recounts to Karna that Arjuna, after meeting Citrāsena, spoke confidently and smilingly. This report forms part of the larger episode where Duryodhana’s disgrace in the Gandharva incident intensifies his despair and hardens his resolve toward extreme measures.