Shloka 366
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
न तथा पाण्डुपुत्राणां स्नेहवन्तो विशाम्पते । राजन! भीष्म, द्रोण और कृपाचार्य आदिके मनपर भी दानवोंने अधिकार कर लिया था। अतः पाण्डवोंके प्रति उनका भी वैसा स्नेह नहीं रह गया
na tathā pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ snehavanto viśāmpate | rājan! bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpācārya-ādikē manasi api dānavāḥ adhikāraṁ cakruḥ | ataḥ pāṇḍaveṣu prati teṣām api naiva tathā snehaḥ avaśiṣṭaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó senhor dos povos, já não era o mesmo afeto para com os filhos de Pāṇḍu. Ó Rei, até as mentes de Bhīṣma, Droṇa e Kṛpa, e dos demais anciãos, foram postas sob o domínio de influências demoníacas; por isso, também não permaneceu como antes a ternura que tinham pelos Pāṇḍavas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even venerable elders can lose clarity and compassion when their minds fall under corrupting influences; dharma requires vigilance so that loyalty, fear, or manipulation does not eclipse justice and rightful affection.
Vaiśampāyana explains to the king that the usual goodwill toward the Pāṇḍavas was no longer present, because even respected figures like Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa had come under a harmful, ‘demonic’ sway, weakening their support for the Pāṇḍavas.