Shloka 38
मम तु व्यसनस्यास्य भीष्मो मूलं महाव्रत: । येनाहं वशमानीता समुत्क्षिप्प बलात् तदा,मेरी इस विपत्तिका मूल कारण महान् व्रतधारी भीष्म है, जिसने उस समय बलपूर्वक मुझे उठाकर रथपर रख लिया और इस प्रकार मुझे वशमें करके वह हस्तिनापुर ले आया
mama tu vyasanasyāsya bhīṣmo mūlaṃ mahāvrataḥ | yenāhaṃ vaśamānītā samutkṣipya balāt tadā |
Para sa akin, ang ugat ng kapahamakan kong ito ay si Bhīṣma, ang tagapag-ingat ng dakilang panata. Sapagkat siya noon ang marahas na dumakip sa akin, binuhat at inilagay sa karwahe, isinailalim ako sa kanyang kapangyarihan, at dinala ako sa Hastināpura.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of coercion: even when performed by a renowned vow-keeper, an act done “by force” can become the perceived root of another’s suffering, showing how power used without consent generates lasting moral and personal consequences.
The speaker attributes her present misfortune to Bhīṣma, stating that he once forcibly lifted and carried her away, subduing her and taking her to Hastināpura—framing Bhīṣma’s intervention as the initiating cause of her distress.