Shloka 41

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच आकृष्यमाणे वसने द्रौपद्याश्चिन्तितो हरि: । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! जब वस्त्र खींचा जाने लगा, तब द्रौपदीने भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णका स्मरण किया ।।

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

ākṛṣyamāṇe vasane draupadyāś cintito hariḥ |

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—দ্রৌপদীর বসন যখন টেনে নেওয়া হচ্ছিল, তখন তিনি মনে হরিকে (শ্রীকৃষ্ণকে) স্মরণ করলেন।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आकृष्यमाणे: while (it was) being pulled
• आकृष्यमाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आकृष्
• Form: Present passive participle (Śatṛ/Śānac in passive sense; -माण), Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वसने: in the garment/cloth
• वसने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रौपद्याः: of Draupadī
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• चिन्तितः: was thought of/remembered
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When all worldly supports fail, one should not abandon dharma; instead, one should take refuge in the Divine. Draupadī’s remembrance of Hari models inner surrender and moral clarity amid injustice.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Kaurava attempt to strip Draupadī in the royal assembly, her garment is being pulled. At that moment she mentally calls upon Hari (Kṛṣṇa), setting the stage for divine protection and the exposure of adharma in the court.