Shloka 19
Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)
ततोडन्योन्यमवैक्षन्त व्रीडयावनतानना: । तस्या योगमविन्दन्तो भृशं चोत्कण्ठिताभवन्
tato 'nyonyam avaikṣanta vrīḍayāvanatānanāḥ | tasyā yogam avindanto bhṛśaṃ cotkaṇṭhitā abhavan |
அப்போது வெட்கத்தால் முகம் தாழ்த்தி அவர்கள் ஒருவரை ஒருவர் நோக்கினர். அதற்கான வழி கிடைக்காமல் அவர்கள் மிகுந்த கலக்கத்தில் ஆழ்ந்தனர்.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-psychological force of vrīḍā (shame/modesty): when one recognizes impropriety or failure in a questionable intention, the mind turns inward (downcast faces) and becomes agitated. It implicitly points to social-ethical restraint and the inner consequences of conflicted intent.
A group of people, embarrassed, exchange glances with lowered faces. They cannot discover a workable method to carry out their intended plan, and this inability makes them intensely restless and anxious.