Shloka 5
Jayadratha Approaches Draupadī in the Forest
Hospitality, Persuasion, and Reproach
यद्येवं पाण्डवै राजन् भवद्विषयवासिभि:
yadyevaṃ pāṇḍavai rājan bhavadviṣayavāsibhiḥ
کرن نے کہا—“اگر ایسا ہی ہے، اے راجن، تو تمہاری ہی سلطنت میں بسنے والے، تمہارے اختیار کے ماتحت لوگوں کے ذریعے پاندوؤں کے معاملے کا مناسب طور پر فیصلہ کیا جائے۔”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line frames a principle of governance: decisions affecting others—here, the Pāṇḍavas—should be handled through proper jurisdiction and the king’s own administrative sphere, emphasizing responsibility and orderly statecraft.
Karna is speaking to a king and, based on a preceding condition (“if it is so”), points to action involving the inhabitants of the king’s territory in relation to the Pāṇḍavas, indicating counsel on how the situation should be managed.