ततो दशार्णाधिपतेः प्रेष्याः सर्वं न्यवेदयन् ॥
विप्रलम्भं यथावृत्तं स च चुक्रोध पार्थिवः ॥
शिखण्ड्य् अपि महाराज पुंवद् राजकुले तदा ॥
विजहार मुदा युक्तः स्त्रीत्वं नैवातिरोचयन् ॥
ततः कतिपयाहस्य तच् छ्रुत्वा भरतर्षभ ॥
हिरण्यवर्मा राजेन्द्र रोषाद् आर्तिं जगाम ह ॥
ततो दाशार्णको राजा तीव्रकोपसमन्वितः ॥
दूतं प्रस्थापयाम् आस द्रुपदस्य निवेशने ॥
ततो द्रुपदम् आसाद्य दूतः काञ्चनवर्मणः ॥
एक एकान्तम् उत्सार्य रहो वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
tato daśārṇādhipateḥ preṣyāḥ sarvaṃ nyavedayan ||
vipralambhaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ sa ca cukrodha pārthivaḥ ||
śikhaṇḍy api mahārāja puṃvad rājakule tadā ||
vijahāra mudā yuktaḥ strītvaṃ naivātirocayan ||
tataḥ katipayāhasya tac chrutvā bharatarṣabha ||
hiraṇyavarmā rājendra roṣād ārtiṃ jagāma ha ||
tato dāśārṇako rājā tīvrakopasamanvitaḥ ||
dūtaṃ prasthāpayām āsa drupadasya niveśane ||
tato drupadam āsādya dūtaḥ kāñcanavarmaṇaḥ ||
eka ekāntam utsārya raho vacanam abravīt ||
Then the servants of the lord of Dasharna reported everything to him: the whole deception, as it had happened. And the earthly lord grew furious. Meanwhile Shikhandin, O great king, was living at that time in the royal house as a man, full of joy, showing not the slightest trace of womanly nature. A few days later, having heard this, O best of the Bharatas, Hiranyavarman, O king, fell into agonizing grief from anger. Then the king of Dasharna, overcome with intense anger, dispatched a messenger to Drupada's palace. Hiranyavarman's messenger came to Drupada, drew him aside alone, and spoke these words to him in secret.
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This chapter shows how the secret of Shikhandin ceases to be Drupada's private affair and becomes a political threat. Shiva's word remains the foundation for Drupada and his wife, but the human order has not yet caught up with that prophecy: marriage, family honor, and diplomatic obligations collide with the child's undisclosed nature. Drupada acts out of faith in the divine promise, yet that faith passes through fear, concealment, and the risk of war with Dasharna. Thus Amba's destiny continues to work itself out not through a direct miracle but through a chain of decisions, vows, and consequences.