Shloka 6

द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्

Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune

Devanagari script

प्राद्रवन्ना थमिच्छन्ती कृष्णा नाथवती सती । भवनं भीमसेनस्य क्षिप्रमायतलोचना

Transliteration

prādravannātham icchantī kṛṣṇā nāthavatī satī | bhavanaṃ bhīmasenasya kṣipram āyatālocanā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Though she was a virtuous woman and not without protectors, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), seeking a champion, ran swiftly—her long eyes wide with urgency—to the dwelling of Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

• प्राद्रवत्: ran forth
• प्राद्रवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनाथम्: helpless, without protector
• अनाथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छन्ती: wishing, desiring
• इच्छन्ती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णा: Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• कृष्णा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाथवती: having a protector
• नाथवती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाथवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सती: being; virtuous
• सती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ/सत् (present participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवनम्: house, dwelling
• भवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयतलोचना: she of long eyes
• आयतलोचना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतलोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Bhīmasena
• Bhīmasena's residence (bhavana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In moments of injustice, seeking immediate refuge with a righteous protector is appropriate; virtue does not mean passivity. The verse highlights the ethical duty of the strong to protect honor and the vulnerable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī, distressed and seeking someone to champion her cause, rushes quickly to Bhīma’s dwelling, indicating urgency and her confidence in Bhīma’s protective power.