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सहदेवस्य गोसंख्य-तन्तिपाल-रूपेण विराट-समागमः | Sahadeva’s Audience with Virāṭa as Cattle-Enumerator
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कृष्णां च भार्या पाण्डूनां कुरूणामेकसुन्दरीम् । पहले मैं श्रीकृष्णकी प्यारी रानी सत्यभामा तथा कुरुकुलकी एकमात्र सुन्दरी पाण्डवोंकी धर्मपत्नी द्रौपदीकी सेवामें रह चुकी हूँ
kṛṣṇāṃ ca bhāryā pāṇḍūnāṃ kurūṇām ekasundarīm |
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Und Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) — die rechtmäßige Gattin der Pāṇḍavas nach dem Dharma und die einzigartige Schönheit des Kuru-Geschlechts.“ Die Zeile hebt Draupadīs anerkannten Rang und ihre Würde im Hause der Kurus hervor und betont implizit das rechtmäßige Ehe-Dharma und die Ehre, die ihr gebührt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces dharmic recognition of Draupadī’s rightful status—she is explicitly named as the Pāṇḍavas’ lawful wife and honored as a distinguished woman of the Kuru line, implying that social and ethical order depends on acknowledging such legitimacy and dignity.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, identifies and characterizes Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) in a formal, lineage-based way—linking her to the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus—preparing the listener to understand her role and standing within the unfolding events of the Virāṭa episode.