Shloka 32
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
द्रौपहुुवाच सरथौ सथनुष्कौ च भीमसेनधनंजयौ । यमौ च वरये राजन्नदासान् स्ववशानहम्
drauapady uvāca: sa-rathau sa-dhanuṣkau ca bhīmasena-dhanañjayau | yamau ca vare rājann adāsān sva-vaśān aham ||
Wika ni Draupadī: “O Hari, bilang ikalawang biyaya, ito ang pinipili ko: nawa’y maibalik kina Bhīmasena at Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), at sa kambal na magkapatid, ang kanilang mga karwahe at mga pana; nawa’y mapalaya sila sa pagkaalipin at maibalik sa sariling kalayaan at kapangyarihan.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as restoration of rightful status: liberation from unjust bondage and the re-establishment of personal autonomy and honor, sought through lawful royal sanction rather than revenge.
After the crisis in the Kuru court, Draupadī asks Dhṛtarāṣṭra for a second boon: that Bhīma, Arjuna, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva be freed from slavery and regain their chariots and weapons, becoming independent again.