Shloka 42
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
“आज भीमसेनके संधिके लिये कहे गये वचन मेरे हृदयमें बाणके समान लगे हैं, जिनसे पीड़ित होकर मेरा कलेजा फटा जा रहा है। हाय! ये महाबाहु आज (मेरे अपमानको भुलाकर) केवल धर्मका ही ध्यान धर रहे हैं ।।
ity uktvā bāṣpa-ruddhena kaṇṭhenāyata-locanā | ruroda kṛṣṇā sotkampaṃ sa-svaraṃ bāṣpa-gadgadam ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: “Ainda hoje, as palavras que Bhīmasena falou em favor da conciliação ferem meu coração como flechas; por elas, minhas entranhas se rasgam de dor. Ai! Este de braços poderosos, hoje (como se esquecesse minha humilhação), só tem em mente o dharma.” Tendo dito isso, Kṛṣṇā, filha de Drupada, com a garganta sufocada de lágrimas e os olhos longos e abertos, começou a chorar, tremendo, com a voz quebrada e grossa de soluços.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between personal injury and dharma: even when wronged, the protagonists’ restraint in the name of righteousness can intensify the victim’s anguish, showing how dharma is emotionally costly and not merely a rule but a lived burden.
After speaking about her pain and the situation, Draupadī’s voice is overwhelmed by tears; she trembles and breaks into loud sobbing, signaling the depth of her grief and indignation as the story moves toward the crisis that will culminate in war.