Shloka 9
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 1 — The Pandavas’ Exit from Gajasāhvaya and the Citizens’ Lament (जनमेजयप्रश्नः; पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानम्)
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं द्यूतजिता: पार्था: कोपिताश्च दुरात्मभि: | धार्तराष्ट्रै: सहामात्यैर्निययुर्गजसाह्लयात्,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन्! इस प्रकार मन्त्रियोंसहित दुरात्मा धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंद्वारा जूएमें पराजित करके क़ुद्ध किये हुए कुन्तीकुमार हस्तिनापुरसे बाहर निकले
Vaiśampāyana uvāca—evaṁ dyūtajitāḥ pārthāḥ kopitāś ca durātmabhiḥ | dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ sahāmātyair niyayur gajasāhvayāt ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Assim, os filhos de Pṛthā (os Pāṇḍavas), derrotados no jogo de dados e provocados à ira pelos perversos filhos de Dhṛtarāṣṭra juntamente com seus ministros, foram conduzidos para fora de Gajasāhvaya (Hastināpura).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical fallout of adharma in governance: when deceitful gambling and malicious counsel prevail, the righteous are wronged and driven into suffering, and anger and future violence are morally seeded.
After being defeated in the dice-game, the Pāṇḍavas—angered by the Kauravas’ wicked conduct and the role of their ministers—are made to leave/are led away from Hastināpura (Gajasāhvaya), marking the transition toward forest exile.