Shloka 11
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
एष मायाप्रतिच्छन्न: करूषार्थ तपस्विनीम् । जहार भद्रां वैशालीं मातुलस्य नृशंसकृत्
eṣa māyāpraticchannaḥ karūṣārtha tapasvinīm | jahāra bhadrāṃ vaiśālīṃ mātulasya nṛśaṃsakṛt ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: Che giấu chân tướng bằng mưu trá, kẻ ấy—nhằm mưu lợi cho vua Karūṣa—đã lừa gạt rồi bắt cóc Bhadrā xứ Vaiśālī, một phụ nữ chuyên tu khổ hạnh, lại chính là con gái của cậu ruột hắn.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights adharma arising from deception and the betrayal of family bonds: hiding one’s identity to abduct a woman—especially a relative and an ascetic—marks a grave ethical transgression, showing how desire and political advantage can override righteousness.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a cruel man, masking himself through deception (even adopting a misleading guise), abducts Bhadrā of Vaiśālī—his maternal uncle’s daughter—apparently to serve the interests of Karūṣa (or its king).