Shloka 5
दुर्योधनस्य हास्तिनपुरप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Return toward Hastinapura; Karṇa’s Consolation
न होवं शीलसम्पन्ना नैवं पूजितलक्षणा: । प्राप्तुवन्ति चिरं क्लेशं यथा त्वमसितेक्षणे,'श्यामलोचने! तुम्हें जैसा क्लेश सहन करना पड़ा है, वैसा कष्ट तुम्हारे-जैसी सुशीला तथा श्रेष्ठ लक्षणोंवाली देवियाँ अधिक दिनोंतक नहीं भोगा करती हैं
na hovaṁ śīlasampannā naivaṁ pūjitalakṣaṇāḥ | prāptuvanti ciraṁ kleśaṁ yathā tvam asitekṣaṇe śyāmalocane ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ang mga babaeng may mabuting asal at pinararangalan dahil sa mapalad na mga katangian ay karaniwang hindi nagdurusa nang matagal. Ngunit ikaw—may maiitim na mata at marikit na maiitim na sulyap—ay nagtiis ng dalamhating napakahaba, bagaman hindi mo ito karapat-dapat danasin.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension: virtue and honored qualities do not guarantee freedom from prolonged suffering. It evokes compassion and invites reflection on dharma amid adversity—how the righteous may still be tested by circumstances beyond merit.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a woman described as dark-eyed, remarking that women of good conduct and revered qualities typically do not endure long affliction, yet she has suffered greatly and for a long time—underscoring the exceptional harshness of her ordeal.