Mahabharata 1.201.7 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 7
Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ
Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon
न चापि कृष्णा शक््येत तेभ्यो भेदयितुं पर: । परिद्यूनान् वृतवती किमुताद्य मृजावत:
na cāpi kṛṣṇā śakyeta tebhyo bhedayituṃ paraḥ | paridyūnān vṛtavatī kim utādya mṛjāvataḥ ||
迦尔纳说道：“也不可能有人通过播弄离间，使黑公主克丽须那（德劳帕蒂）与他们疏离。她在般度五子最为困顿之时——以乞食度日、卑微落魄之际——仍选择了他们；更何况如今他们富足兴盛、洁净端庄、衣饰华美，她又怎会背离他们？”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True loyalty is tested in hardship: Draupadī’s commitment was proven when the Pāṇḍavas were destitute, so it is ethically and psychologically implausible that she would abandon them in prosperity.
Karna argues that attempts to break the bond between Draupadī and the Pāṇḍavas will fail; she accepted them even in their lowest condition, therefore she will remain firmly aligned with them now that they are flourishing.
Ask anything about this verse
Curious about the meaning, context, or a word? Ask, and continue the conversation in the Vedapath app.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Mahabharata in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.