Shloka 35
Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भगिनीं वीरपत्नीमनुव्रताम् मां वै वनगतां दृष्टवा कस्मात् क्षमसि पार्थिव,मैं द्रपदके कुलमें उत्पन्न हुई महात्मा पाण्डुकी पुत्रवधू, वीर धृष्टद्युम्नकी बहिन तथा वीरशिरोमणि पाण्डवोंकी पतिव्रता पत्नी हूँ। महाराज! मुझे इस प्रकार वनमें कष्ट उठाती देखकर भी आप शशत्रुओंके प्रति क्षमाभाव कैसे धारण करते हैं?
dhṛṣṭadyumnasya bhaginīṃ vīrapatnīm anuvratām | māṃ vai vanagatāṃ dṛṣṭvā kasmāt kṣamasi pārthiva ||
“看见我——持军那之妹，诸勇士之贞妻，守妇道之誓而不移——如今被逐入林野，国王啊，你为何仍对仇敌行宽忍？我出自德鲁帕达之族，为大心般度之儿媳，又是般度五子中最卓越者的贞洁之妻；你怎能忍受此等不义，却仍宽恕那些加害于你的人？”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral tension central to kṣatriya-dharma: when does forgiveness (kṣamā) become a failure of justice and protection? The speaker appeals to lineage, duty, and the visible suffering of the righteous to argue that misplaced forbearance toward aggressors can enable adharma.
In the forest-exile context, the speaker (Draupadī, introduced through Vaiśampāyana’s narration) confronts the king/leader among the Pāṇḍavas, questioning why he remains patient and forgiving toward their enemies despite her humiliation and the hardship of exile.