Shloka 11
Adhyāya 16 — Daiva, Kṣatriya-dharma, and Public Reassurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
दुःशासनो यदा मौख््याद् दासीवत् पर्यकर्षत | तदैव विदितं महां पराभूतमिदं कुलम्
duḥśāsano yadā maukhyād dāsīvat paryakarṣat | tadaiva viditaṃ mahān parābhūtam idaṃ kulam ||
毗舍摩波耶那说：当杜沙萨那因愚昧而把她当作婢女一般拖拽之时，就在那一刻，人们便明白这伟大的宗族已堕入耻辱与败亡。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public humiliation of a woman—especially in a royal assembly—marks a decisive collapse of dharma; such adharma is not a private fault but a sign that the entire lineage has forfeited its moral legitimacy and invites ruin.
The speaker recalls the infamous episode where Duḥśāsana, in reckless folly, dragged the queen (implicitly Draupadī) as if she were a slave. This act is presented as the moment when the downfall and disgrace of the Kuru family became unmistakably evident.