Shloka 41
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
नकुल: सहदेवोहं धृष्टद्युम्नो5हमित्युत । द्रौपदी द्रौपदेयाश्व इत्येवं ते विचुक्रुशु:ः
nakulaḥ sahadevo 'haṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno 'ham ity uta | draupadī draupadeyāś ca ity evaṃ te vicukruśuḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “(May sumigaw,) ‘Ako si Nakula!’ ‘Ako si Sahadeva!’ at, ‘Ako si Dhṛṣṭadyumna!’ Ang iba nama’y sumigaw, ‘Ako si Draupadī!’ at ‘Kami ang mga anak ni Draupadī!’—kaya silang lahat ay sumigaw nang malakas, bawat isa’y binibigkas ang sariling pangalan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
At the end of life’s journey, mere assertion of name and status is powerless; the narrative highlights how attachment to personal identity persists, yet the final passage demands truthfulness and detachment, aligning one’s self-understanding with dharma rather than ego.
A group of figures cry out loudly, each declaring who they are—Nakula, Sahadeva, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Draupadī, and the Draupadeyas—responding to an inquiry by proclaiming their identities from all sides.