Shloka 24
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
प्रख्यातास्ते<र्जुनं वीरं हनिष्यन्ति च मा शुचः । असपत्ना त्वया हीयं भोक्तव्या वसुधा नूप
prakhyātās te 'rjunaṃ vīraṃ haniṣyanti ca mā śucaḥ | asapatnā tvayā hīyaṃ bhoktavyā vasudhā nṛpa ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—وہ نامور جنگجو یقیناً اس بہادر ارجن کو قتل کر دیں گے؛ پس غم نہ کرو۔ اے نৃপ، یہ زمین تمہارے لیے بےمدِمقابل بھوگنے کو ہے—تمہیں بےمزاحمت سلطنت ملے گی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames political reassurance as a moral-psychological directive: the listener is urged to abandon grief and hold to the conviction of uncontested sovereignty. It highlights how promises of power and destiny are used to steady resolve in a conflict context.
Vaiśampāyana reports a statement meant to console and embolden a king: famed fighters are expected to kill Arjuna, so the king should not lament; the earth is portrayed as destined to be ruled by him without rivals.