Shloka 33
Draupadī’s Grief at Seeing the Heroes in Disguise (द्रौपदी-विषादः / वेष-परिभव-वर्णनम्)
एवं बहुविधैर्दु:खै: पीड्यमानामना थवत् । शोकसागरमध्यस्थां कि मां भीम न पश्यसि,भीमसेन! इस प्रकार अनेक दु:ःखोंसे अनाथकी भाँति पीड़ित होती हुई मैं शोकके महासागरमें डूब रही हूँ, क्या तुम मेरी यह दुर्दशा नहीं देखते?
evaṁ bahuvidhair duḥkhaiḥ pīḍyamānāmanāthavat | śokasāgaramadhyasthāṁ ki māṁ bhīma na paśyasi, bhīmasena ||
„O Bhīmasena! Von vielerlei Leid bedrängt, schutzlos wie eine Verlassene, versinke ich mitten in einem gewaltigen Ozean der Trauer. Siehst du mein Elend denn nicht?“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic expectation that the strong and capable—especially one bound by kinship—must notice and protect those who are suffering and defenseless. Ignoring visible distress is portrayed as a moral failure, while compassionate intervention is implied as righteous conduct.
A distressed speaker, overwhelmed by multiple hardships, directly addresses Bhīma/Bhīmasena, describing herself as helpless and drowning in grief, and challenges him: why does he not see her plight? It functions as an urgent appeal meant to stir Bhīma to action.