Shloka 7
अन्त:पुरचराश्नैव कुरुभिगों धनं हृतम् । विजेतुमभिसंरब्ध एक एवातिसाहसात् | बृहन्नलासहायश्न निर्गतः पृथिवीज्जय:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca — antaḥpuracarāś caiva kurubhir go-dhanaṃ hṛtam | vijetum abhisamrabdha eka evātisāhasāt | bṛhannalā-sahāyaś ca nirgataḥ pṛthivī-jayaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Iniulat din ng mga babae sa loob ng palasyo na tinangay ng mga Kaurava ang aming kayamanang kawan ng baka. Kaya ang prinsipe na si Pṛthivījaya, nag-aalab sa galit at umaasa sa sariling tapang na mapangahas, ay umalis na mag-isa upang bawiin ang mga bakang iyon, kasama si Bṛhannalā bilang kanyang kasama.”
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The verse highlights a kṣatriya’s impulse to protect the community’s wealth and honor, while also hinting at the ethical tension between true courage and reckless overconfidence—action should be guided by discernment and proper support, not merely anger.
After hearing from the palace women that the Kauravas have taken the cattle, the prince (Uttara, here called Pṛthivījaya) becomes enraged and, in boldness, goes out to recover them, accompanied by Bṛhannalā (Arjuna in disguise), setting up the coming confrontation.