Shloka 34
अश्वत्थाम-शापः, परिक्षिद्भविष्यत्, मणि-न्यासः
Aśvatthāman’s Curse, Parikṣit’s Future, and the Mani’s Restitution
“देवि! उसका सारा यश धूलमें मिल गया। केवल शरीर शेष रह गया है। उसकी मणि भी छीन ली गयी और उससे पृथ्वीपर हथियार डलवा दिया गया है' ।। द्रौपहुुवाच केवलानृण्यमाप्तास्मि गुरुपुत्रो गुरुर्मम । शिरस्यथेतं मर्णिं राजा प्रतिबध्नातु भारत,द्रौपदी बोली--भरतनन्दन! गुरुपुत्र तो मेरे लिये भी गुरुके ही समान हैं। मैं तो केवल पुत्रोंके वधका प्रतिशोध लेना चाहती थी, वह पा गयी। अब महाराज इस मणिको अपने मस्तकपर धारण करें
vaiśampāyana uvāca—devi! tasya sarvaṃ yaśo dhūliṃ gataṃ; kevalaṃ śarīram avaśiṣṭam. tasya maṇir api hṛtā, tena ca pṛthivyāṃ śastrāṇi nikṣiptāni. draupady uvāca—kevalam ānṛṇyam āptāsmi; guruputro guruḥ mama. putravadhasya pratikāraṃ prāptavatī; idānīṃ rājā etāṃ maṇiṃ śirasi pratibadhnātu, bhārata.
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Ó rainha! Toda a sua glória foi reduzida a pó; só o corpo permanece. A sua joia foi tomada, e ele foi constrangido a lançar as armas sobre a terra.” Draupadī disse: “Apenas me tornei livre da dívida da vingança. O filho do mestre é também mestre para mim. Eu buscava somente retribuição pelo massacre de meus filhos, e a obtive. Agora, que o rei, ó descendente de Bharata, prenda esta joia sobre a sua própria cabeça.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after grievous loss, dharma can express itself as measured justice rather than limitless vengeance: Draupadī declares her moral debt discharged by requital for her sons, yet still honors the guru-relationship by treating the teacher’s son as worthy of reverence and by redirecting the jewel to the rightful king rather than clinging to further humiliation.
The narrator reports that the offender has been utterly disgraced—his fame crushed, his jewel seized, and he is disarmed. Draupadī then states she sought only retribution for her sons’ killing and has obtained it; she asks the king to wear the seized jewel, emphasizing that the guru’s son remains like a guru to her and should not be subjected to further excess.