वैशंपायन उवाच
ते दृष्ट्वा तत्र तिष्ठन्तीं सर्वे कृष्णां यशस्विनीम् ॥
संप्रेक्ष्यान्योन्यम् आसीना हृदयैस् ताम् अधारयन् ॥
तेषां हि द्रौपदीं दृष्ट्वा सर्वेषाम् अमितौजसाम् ॥
संप्रमथ्येन्द्रियग्रामं प्रादुरासीन् मनोभवः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
te dṛṣṭvā tatra tiṣṭhantīṃ sarve kṛṣṇāṃ yaśasvinīm ||
saṃprekṣyānyonyam āsīnā hṛdayais tām adhārayan ||
teṣāṃ hi draupadīṃ dṛṣṭvā sarveṣām amitaujasām ||
saṃpramathyendriyagrāmaṃ prādurāsīn manobhavaḥ ||
"All of them, having seen the renowned Krishna standing there, having looked at one another, held her in their hearts; for, having seen Draupadi, in all of them, of measureless might, having stirred the whole assembly of the senses, love arose."
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Here it is revealed that all the brothers are captivated by a single maiden. It is significant that love for Draupadi visited all the Pandavas at once: what for others would become the cause of strife sets the brothers before a trial of unity. Here looms a danger of discord that must be wisely averted: a shared attraction threatens to split a harmonious line. Significant too is that they "held her in their hearts," having looked at one another — and did not quarrel: even in passion the brothers preserve harmony. Thus the text shows the knot of the difficulty being tied; and the love that visited all of them will demand a decision that preserves their unity.