Shloka 5
Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
धनंजयवियोगाच्च राज्य भ्रंशाच्च दु:खिता: । अथ भीमो महाबाहुर्युधिष्ठटिमभाषत,पाण्डव राज्य छिन जानेसे तो दुःखी थे ही। अर्जुनके विरहसे वे और भी क्लेशमें पड़ गये थे। उस समय महाबाहु भीमने युधिष्ठिससे कहा--
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dhanañjayaviyogācca rājya-bhraṃśācca duḥkhitāḥ |
atha bhīmo mahābāhur yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Dahil sa dalamhati sa pagkawalay kay Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) at sa pagkawala ng kanilang kaharian, ang mga Pāṇḍava ay nalugmok sa pagdurusa. Noon, si Bhīma na makapangyarihan ang mga bisig ay nagsalita kay Yudhiṣṭhira—ipinapakita na ang kanilang sakit ay hindi lamang pansariling lumbay, kundi bunga ring moral at pampolitika ng pagkakait ng karapatan at ng pagkatapon.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the loss of rightful sovereignty and separation from a key ally (Arjuna) intensify suffering; it implicitly frames political injustice and fractured unity as ethical crises that demand counsel and resolve within dharma.
In the forest-exile context, the Pāṇḍavas are distressed due to both the usurpation of their kingdom and Arjuna’s absence; at this moment Bhīma turns to speak directly to Yudhiṣṭhira, setting up counsel or a proposal in the following lines.