Shloka 22
यातानि परराष्ट्राणि नूपा भुक्ताश्च दासवत्
yātāni pararāṣṭrāṇi nūpā bhuktāś ca dāsavat
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—“அவர்கள் பிறருடைய நாடுகளுக்குச் சென்றுவிட்டனர்; அங்கே அடிமைகளைப் போலப் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டனர்—சார்ந்தவர்களாக்கி சுரண்டப்பட்டனர்.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical degradation that follows the loss of sovereignty and protection: when people are driven into чужие realms, they may be treated as mere instruments for others’ pleasure and profit. It implicitly condemns exploitation and underscores a ruler’s dharma to safeguard dependents from such humiliation.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the harsh consequences faced by those displaced by conflict—forced to go to foreign kingdoms and reduced to a condition of servitude, treated ‘like slaves’ rather than as free persons with dignity.