Shloka 15
अविक्षतशरीराश्षाप्यप्रमृष्टशरासना: । असंज्ञा भुवि संगम्य कि शेध्वमपराजिता:
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
avikṣataśarīrāś cāpy apramṛṣṭaśarāsanāḥ |
asaṃjñā bhuvi saṅgamya kiṃ śedhvam aparājitāḥ ||
dharmaputro mahābāhur vilalāpa suvistaram ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— “تمہارے جسموں پر کوئی زخم نہیں؛ تم نے کمان و تیر کو چھوا تک نہیں؛ اور تم شکست کھانے والے بھی نہیں۔ پھر اس زمین پر بے ہوش ہو کر کیوں پڑے ہو؟” زخم کے نشان کے بغیر بھائیوں کو یوں گرا دیکھ کر مہاباہو دھرم پتر یُدھشٹھِر اضطراب و غم میں ڈوب گیا اور دیر تک نوحہ کرتا رہا۔
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic shock: suffering can appear without visible external cause, forcing the righteous person to confront uncertainty with inquiry rather than arrogance. Yudhiṣṭhira’s lament is not merely emotional; it is an ethical bewilderment that prompts reflection on hidden causes (daiva, past actions, or unseen agencies) and the limits of human control.
Yudhiṣṭhira sees his brothers lying unconscious on the ground. They show no wounds and have not even used their weapons, yet they are fallen as if defeated. Overcome with grief and confusion, he laments and questions how such an undefeated group could collapse in this inexplicable way.