Shloka 4
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
द्रौपहुुवाच (नाहं शक््या त्वया <प्रष्ठुं निषादेनेव ब्राह्मणी । मा गमिष्यसि दुर्बुद्धे गतिं दुर्गान्तरान्तराम् ।।
apraiṣīd rājaputrī māṃ surāhārīṃ tavāntikam | pānam āhara me kṣipraṃ pipāsā me iti cābravīt ||
রাজকুমারী আমাকে—মদ্য বহনকারিণীকে—তোমার কাছে পাঠিয়েছেন। তিনি বলেছেন—‘আমার তীব্র তৃষ্ণা; শীঘ্রই আমার জন্য পানীয় নিয়ে এসো।’
कीचक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how authority can be misused through seemingly ordinary commands; ethically, it warns that pretexts and official errands can become tools for coercion, and that dharma requires vigilance against such abuse.
Kīcaka claims that the queen/princess has sent him as the wine-bearer to the addressed person, ordering that a drink be brought quickly because she is thirsty—setting up a pretext within the palace episode surrounding Draupadī’s concealment and Kīcaka’s misconduct.