Shloka 9
Ghaṭotkaca’s Conveyance to Badarī and Entry into the Nara-Nārāyaṇa Āśrama (घटोत्कच-वाहनम्; नरनारायणाश्रम-प्रवेशः)
तामवेक्ष्य तु कौन्तेयो विवर्णवदनां कृशाम् । अड्-कमानीय धर्मात्मा पर्यदेवयदातुर:,धर्मात्मा कुन्तीनन्दनने देखा--द्रौपदीके मुखकी कान्ति फीकी पड़ गयी है और उसका शरीर कृश हो गया है। तब वे उसे अंकमें लेकर शोकातुर हो विलाप करने लगे
tām avekṣya tu kaunteyo vivarṇavadanāṁ kṛśām | aṅkam ānīya dharmātmā paryadevayad āturaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Al verla—Draupadī—con el rostro descolorido y el cuerpo consumido, el hijo de Kuntī, de naturaleza justa, la atrajo a su regazo y, abatido por la angustia, comenzó a lamentarse. La escena subraya la compasión del héroe dhármico: aun en el destierro y la penuria, responde al sufrimiento no con dureza, sino con amparo, cuidado y dolor compartido.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic compassion: a righteous person does not treat suffering as merely fate or strategy but responds with humane care. Yudhiṣṭhira’s identity as dharmātmā is shown through empathy and protective tenderness toward Draupadī.
In the forest-exile setting, Yudhiṣṭhira sees Draupadī weakened—pale-faced and thin. He takes her into his lap and, overcome by sorrow, laments aloud, marking a moment of emotional intensity and concern for her hardship.