Shloka 16
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
स सम्प्रहाय शयनं राजपुत्र्या प्रबोधित: । उपातिष्ठत मेघा भ: पर्यड्के सोपसंग्रहे,राजकुमारी द्रौपदीके जगानेपर मेघके समान श्याम वर्णवाले कुरुनन्दन भीमसेन तोशक बिछे हुए पलंगपर शयन छोड़कर उठ बैठे और अपनी प्यारी रानीसे बोले--'देवि! किस कार्यसे तुम इतनी उतावली-सी होकर मेरे पास आयी हो? तुम्हारे शरीरकी कान्ति स्वाभाविक नहीं रह गयी है। तुमपर उदासी छायी है। तुम दुबली और पीली दिखायी देती हो। पूरी बात बताओ, जिससे मैं सब कुछ जान सकूँ
sa samprahāya śayanaṃ rājaputryā prabodhitaḥ | upātiṣṭhata meghābhaḥ paryaṅke sopasaṅgrahe ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Thus awakened by the king’s daughter, he rose from his bed. The Kurunandana Bhīmasena—dark-hued like a rain-cloud—got up from the well-spread couch and addressed his beloved queen: “Devi, for what purpose have you come to me in such haste? The natural radiance of your body is not as it should be; a shadow of sorrow lies upon you. You appear thin and pale. Tell me everything fully, so that I may understand it all.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds ethical attentiveness: a protector or spouse should notice signs of distress, inquire gently yet firmly, and seek the full truth before acting. Compassionate vigilance and readiness to respond to injustice are implied virtues.
Draupadī urgently wakes Bhīma from sleep. Bhīma rises from the well-made bed and, seeing her altered complexion and sorrow, asks why she has come in haste and urges her to explain everything so he can understand and respond.