Shloka 536
Draupadī’s Identification of the Pāṇḍavas and the Onset of the Chariot Engagement (द्रौपदी-पाण्डव-परिचयः)
मोक्षितश्चासि धर्मज्जै: पाण्डवैर्न च लज्जसे । “वीर! शत्रुओंने तुम्हें वहाँ बलपूर्वक बंदी बना लिया और धर्मज्ञ पाण्डवोंने तुम्हें उस संकटसे छुड़ाया है। क्या अब भी तुम्हें लज्जा नहीं आती?
mokṣitaścāsi dharmajñaiḥ pāṇḍavair na ca lajjase |
毗舍摩波耶那说：“你已被通晓法义的般度五子救出，却仍不知羞耻。仇敌以强力擒你为俘，将你拘禁；般度五子把你从那危难中解脱——难道至今你心中仍无惭愧吗？”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores ethical self-awareness: when one is saved by righteous people, one should feel humility, gratitude, and a corrective sense of shame if one’s conduct has been dishonorable or unworthy of such help.
The speaker points out that the addressed person had been forcibly captured by enemies and then rescued by the Pāṇḍavas; despite this, the person shows no embarrassment or moral restraint, prompting a rebuke.