पुत्राणां कथितं पार्थ पणं चैव मया कृतम् । हाहाकारः कृतः सर्पैः श्रुत्वा मात्रा पणं कृतम्
putrāṇāṃ kathitaṃ pārtha paṇaṃ caiva mayā kṛtam | hāhākāraḥ kṛtaḥ sarpaiḥ śrutvā mātrā paṇaṃ kṛtam
पुत्रान् प्रति सा प्रोवाच—‘पार्थ, मया पणः कृतः।’ मातुः पणं श्रुत्वा सर्पाः महाहाहाकारं चक्रुः॥
Narrator (deduced; reports what was said and reaction)
Scene: A mother announces to her sons that she has made a wager; immediately the serpents erupt in a collective cry, bodies coiling, hoods flaring, the household thrown into panic.
A single decision can bind an entire lineage; dharma emphasizes responsible action that does not endanger dependents.
None in this verse.
None.