Shloka 9

द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्

Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

सा गृहीता विधुन्वाना भूमावाक्षिप्प कीचकम्‌ | सभां शरणमागच्छद्‌ यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

sā gṛhītā vidhunvānā bhūmāv ākṣipya kīcakam | sabhāṃ śaraṇam āgacchad yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Seized by him, she shook herself free and hurled Kīcaka down to the ground. Then she fled for refuge to the royal assembly hall—where King Yudhiṣṭhira was—seeking protection.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गृहीता: having been seized / seized
• गृहीता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विधुन्वाना: shaking off / struggling
• विधुन्वाना: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: धुन्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• आक्षिप्य: having thrown / having cast
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + क्षिप्
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• कीचकम्: Kichaka
• कीचकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीचक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सभाम्: the assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगच्छत्: came / approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्र: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kīcaka
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• sabhā (royal assembly hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When power is used to violate and intimidate, the ethical response is to resist wrongdoing and seek lawful protection. The verse highlights the moral duty of a court to be a refuge for the threatened, and the disgrace that follows when authority fails to protect the vulnerable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī (living incognito in Virāṭa’s palace) is grabbed by Kīcaka. She struggles, throws him down, and runs to the royal assembly hall where Yudhiṣṭhira is present, seeking shelter and justice against Kīcaka’s aggression.