Shloka 11
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
एष मायाप्रतिच्छन्न: करूषार्थ तपस्विनीम् । जहार भद्रां वैशालीं मातुलस्य नृशंसकृत्
eṣa māyāpraticchannaḥ karūṣārtha tapasvinīm | jahāra bhadrāṃ vaiśālīṃ mātulasya nṛśaṃsakṛt ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Itinago ng taong ito ang tunay niyang anyo sa pamamagitan ng panlilinlang; at upang pagbigyan ang layon para sa hari ng Karūṣa, dinukot niya si Bhadrā ng Vaiśālī—isang babaeng nakatalaga sa pag-aayuno at pagninilay—na anak pa ng kanyang tiyuhin sa ina, sa isang malupit na gawa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights adharma arising from deception and the betrayal of family bonds: hiding one’s identity to abduct a woman—especially a relative and an ascetic—marks a grave ethical transgression, showing how desire and political advantage can override righteousness.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a cruel man, masking himself through deception (even adopting a misleading guise), abducts Bhadrā of Vaiśālī—his maternal uncle’s daughter—apparently to serve the interests of Karūṣa (or its king).