Shloka 8
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
प्रगृह्मामाणा तु महाजवेन मुहुर्विनि:श्वस्य च राजपुत्री । तया समाक्षिप्ततनु: स पाप: पपात शाखीव निकृत्तमूल:,अब वह बड़े वेगसे उसे काबूमें लानेका प्रयत्न करने लगा। इधर राजकुमारी द्रौपदी बारंबार लंबी साँसें भरती हुई उससे छूटनेका प्रयत्न करने लगी। उसने सँभलकर दोनों हाथोंसे कीचकको बड़े जोरका धक्का दिया; जिससे वह पापी जड़--मूलसे कटे वृक्षकी भाँति (धम्मसे) जमीनपर जा गिरा
pragṛhyamāṇā tu mahājavena muhur viniḥśvasya ca rājaputrī | tayā samākṣiptatanuḥ sa pāpaḥ papāta śākhīva nikṛttamūlaḥ ||
As he seized her with great force, the princess repeatedly heaved deep breaths and struggled to break free. Regaining her composure, she thrust Kīcaka away with both hands; and that wicked man fell to the ground like a tree whose root has been cut—an image underscoring the moral collapse of one who violates dharma through lust and coercion.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts adharma—violent, lust-driven coercion—with the rightful resistance of the wronged. It frames Kīcaka as 'pāpa' (wicked) and uses the simile of an uprooted tree to suggest that unethical aggression is inherently unstable and destined to fall.
Kīcaka forcefully grabs Draupadī. She gasps and struggles repeatedly, then steadies herself and pushes him away with both hands, causing him to crash to the ground like a tree cut at the root.