Shloka 12
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 23: Report of the Slain Sūtaputras, Royal Orders, and Sairandhrī’s Return
द्रौपहुुवाच जयो जयन्तो विजयो जयत्सेनो जयद्धल: । ते मे वाचं विजानन्तु सूतपुत्रा नयन्ति माम्
draupar uvāca jayo jayanto vijayo jayatsenō jayaddhalaḥ | te me vācaṃ vijānantu sūtaputrā nayanti mām ||
Draupadī cried out: “May Jaya, Jayanta, Vijaya, Jayatsena, and Jayaddhala—wherever they may be—recognize and understand my anguished words. These sons of a sūta are carrying me away toward the cremation-ground.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic imperative to protect those in distress and condemns coercion and lawless abduction; a righteous society is measured by how it responds to the cry of the vulnerable.
Draupadī, being forcibly taken by hostile men described as sūtaputras, calls out in anguish, invoking named persons (Jaya, Jayanta, Vijaya, Jayatsena, Jayaddhala) to hear her plea and come to her aid as she is being led toward the cremation-ground.