Shloka 16
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
त॑ समासाद्य वित्रस्ता कृष्णा कमललोचना । अदृष्टपूर्व संत्रासान्न्यमीलयत लोचने,उस अदृष्टपूर्व राक्षषके निकट पहुँचकर कमल-लोचना कृष्णाने भयभीत हो अपने दोनों नेत्र बंद कर लिये
taṁ samāsādya vitrastā kṛṣṇā kamalalocanā | adṛṣṭapūrva-saṁtrāsān nyamīlayata locane ||
Nang mapalapit siya sa nilalang na iyon, si Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), ang may matang tulad ng lotus, ay sinakmal ng takot; nilamon ng pangambang hindi pa niya kailanman naranasan, ipinikit niya ang dalawang mata. Ipinapakita ng tagpong ito na ang bigla at di-pamilyar na panganib ay kayang yumanig kahit sa matatag, at inihaharap ang pananagutang-dharma sa mga tagapagtanggol at pinuno: huwag hayaang malantad ang mahihina sa भय (takot) at हिंसा (karahasan).
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human reality of भय when confronted with unprecedented danger, and implicitly points to dharma: those with power and responsibility must ensure safety and protection so that the innocent are not forced into terror and helplessness.
Draupadī approaches a frightening presence; struck by a fear she has never known before, she instinctively closes her eyes, signaling immediate peril and vulnerability in the moment.