Shloka 15
अर्जुनस्य निवातकवचवधाय नियोगः
Arjuna’s commissioning for the Nivātakavacas
भ्रातुर्नियोगात् तु युधिष्ठिरस्य वनादसौ वारणमत्तगामी । यत् काम्यकात् प्रव्रजित: स जिष्णु- स्तदैव ते शोकहता बभूवु:,गजराजके समान मस्तानी चालसे चलनेवाले वे अर्जुन जब बड़े भाई युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञा लेकर काम्यक वनसे प्रस्थित हुए थे, तभी समस्त पाण्डव शोकसे पीड़ित हो गये थे
bhrātur niyogāt tu yudhiṣṭhirasya vanād asau vāraṇamattagāmī | yat kāmyakāt pravrajitaḥ sa jiṣṇus tadaiva te śokahatā babhūvuḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa utos ng nakatatandang kapatid na si Yudhiṣṭhira, si Jiṣṇu (Arjuna)—na lumalakad nang marangal at di-mapipigil, gaya ng hakbang ng lasing na hari ng mga elepante—ay umalis mula sa gubat ng Kāmyaka. Sa sandaling iyon, ang lahat ng Pāṇḍava ay tinamaan ng matinding dalamhati, sapagkat ang tungkulin ay humihingi ng paghihiwalay kahit sa mga pinagbuklod ng pag-ibig at pinagsaluhang hirap.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as obedience to rightful authority and commitment to a larger purpose, even when it causes personal sorrow. Ethical life may demand painful separations; steadfastness lies in fulfilling duty without denying the reality of grief.
Arjuna (called Jiṣṇu) departs from the Kāmyaka forest on Yudhiṣṭhira’s instruction. His departure immediately plunges the remaining Pāṇḍavas (and companions) into sorrow, underscoring both Arjuna’s importance to them and the cost of their exile-bound responsibilities.