Shloka 9
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 1 — The Pandavas’ Exit from Gajasāhvaya and the Citizens’ Lament (जनमेजयप्रश्नः; पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानम्)
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca—evaṁ dyūtajitāḥ pārthāḥ kopitāś ca durātmabhiḥ | dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ sahāmātyair niyayur gajasāhvayāt ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa gayon, ang mga anak ni Pṛthā (ang mga Pāṇḍava), na natalo sa sugal na dice at pinukaw sa galit ng masasamang anak ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra kasama ang kanilang mga tagapayo, ay inakay palabas mula sa Gajasāhvaya (Hastināpura).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical fallout of adharma in governance: when deceitful gambling and malicious counsel prevail, the righteous are wronged and driven into suffering, and anger and future violence are morally seeded.
After being defeated in the dice-game, the Pāṇḍavas—angered by the Kauravas’ wicked conduct and the role of their ministers—are made to leave/are led away from Hastināpura (Gajasāhvaya), marking the transition toward forest exile.