Shloka 60
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
उपप्लव्ये तु पाञ्चाली द्रौपदी सत्यवादिनी । सह स्त्रीभिर्निववृते दासीदाससमावृता
upaplavyē tu pāñcālī draupadī satyavādinī | saha strībhiḥ nivavṛte dāsīdāsasamāvṛtā ||
Entonces, en Upaplavya, Pāñcālī Draupadī—célebre por decir la verdad—regresó con las mujeres, rodeada de sirvientas y asistentes. La narración destaca su porte digno y su firme veracidad aun en medio del movimiento real y de las tensiones que preceden a la guerra.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) as a defining virtue: Draupadī is explicitly marked as satyavādinī, suggesting that ethical steadiness and truthful speech remain central even in politically charged, pre-war circumstances.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Draupadī, the Pāñcāla princess, is at Upaplavya and then returns with the women of her retinue, attended by servants—depicting a formal royal movement and her composed presence within the household and courtly setting.