Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पात्र गृहीत्वा सौवर्ण जलपूर्णमनिन्दिता । तच्छोणितं प्रत्यगृह्नाद्‌ यत्‌ प्रसुस्राव नस्ततः,पासेका आघात जोरसे लगा था, अतः: उनकी नाकसे रक्तकी धारा बह चली। किंतु धर्मात्मा युधिष्ठिरने उस रक्तको पृथ्वीपर गिरनेसे पहले ही अपने दोनों हाथोंमें रोक लिया और पास ही खड़ी हुई द्रौपदीकी ओर देखा। द्रौपदी अपने स्वामीके मनके अधीन रहनेवाली और उनकी अनुगामिनी थी। उस सती-साध्वी देवीने उनका अभिप्राय समझ लिया; अत: जलसे भरा हुआ सुवर्णमय पात्र ले आकर युधिष्ठिरकी नाकसे जो रक्त बहता था, वह सब उसमें ले लिया

Transliteration

pātraṃ gṛhītvā sauvarṇaṃ jalapūrṇam aninditā | tac choṇitaṃ pratyagṛhṇād yat prasusrāva nastataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The blameless lady brought a golden vessel filled with water and received into it the blood that was flowing from his nose, preventing it from falling to the ground.

Word by Word

पात्रम्vessel, bowl

गृहीत्वाhaving taken

सौवर्णम्golden

जलपूर्णम्filled with water

अनिन्दिताblameless (lady)

तत्that

शोणितम्blood

प्रत्यगृह्णात्took/received (back/into)

यत्which

प्रसुस्रावflowed forth, oozed out

नःof us / our

ततःfrom there/then; thence

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

Yudhiṣṭhira

golden vessel (sauvarṇa-pātra)

water (jala)

blood (choṇita)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in distress and insult, one should uphold dharma through restraint, cleanliness, and mindful action; the episode highlights ethical composure and supportive devotion within righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

After an injury causes blood to flow from the nose, Draupadī brings a water-filled golden vessel and collects the blood so it does not fall to the ground, reflecting careful, dharma-aligned response in a tense situation.