Shloka 76
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
तत् कर्म कृतवानद्य कथं निद्रां निषेवसे । वहाँ पहुँचते ही सैरन्ध्री बोली--आर्यपुत्र! मुझसे द्वेष रखनेवाले उस महापापी सेनापतिके
tat karma kṛtavān adya kathaṃ nidrāṃ niṣevase |
“Having done that deed today, how can you now give yourself to sleep?” Thus, arriving there, the maidservant said: “O noble prince! That great sinner of a commander, who bears enmity toward me and who treated me with such humiliation, still lives—how can you sleep today while he yet draws breath?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A grievous wrong—especially the humiliation of a protected person—creates an ethical urgency: dharma demands timely redress and protection, and complacency (symbolized by sleep) is censured when injustice remains unaddressed.
Sairandhrī (Draupadī in disguise) confronts the hero after reaching him, reproaching him: despite what has occurred and despite the wicked commander who insulted her still being alive, she questions how he can rest instead of acting to punish the offender.