Shloka 29

Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)

Devanagari script

सैरन्ध्युवाच त्रयोदशाहमात्र मे राजा क्षाम्यतु भामिनि । कृतकृत्या भविष्यन्ति गन्धर्वास्ते न संशय:,सैरन्ध्रीने कहा--भामिनि! मेरे लिये तेरह दिन और महाराज क्षमा करें। निःसंदेह तबतक गन्धर्वों-का अभीष्ट कार्य पूर्ण हो जायगा--वे कृतकृत्य हो जायँगे

Transliteration

sairandhry uvāca trayodaśāhamātra me rājā kṣāmyatu bhāmini | kṛtakṛtyā bhaviṣyanti gandharvās te na saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

Sairandhrī dijo: «Oh mujer de ánimo vehemente, que el rey me perdone tan solo trece días más. Para entonces, sin duda, esos Gandharvas habrán cumplido su propósito y quedarán plenamente satisfechos».

Word by Word

सैरन्ध्युवाचSairandhrī said

त्रयोदशthirteen

अहमात्रान्days only / merely days

मेfor me / my

राजाthe king

क्षाम्यतुmay (he) forgive / pardon

भामिनिO passionate/angry lady

कृतकृत्याःhaving accomplished their purpose

भविष्यन्तिwill be / will become

गन्धर्वाःthe Gandharvas

तेthose / they

नnot / no

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sairandhrī (Draupadī in disguise)

King (Virāṭa, implied by context)

Bhāminī (addressed woman; likely the queen, in context)

Gandharvas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights restraint and strategic patience: a wronged person may seek justice, yet must act within constraints of time, circumstance, and dharma—here, requesting forgiveness and a brief delay while trusting that consequences will unfold.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī, disguised as Sairandhrī in Virāṭa’s court, asks that the king excuse her for thirteen more days, asserting that the ‘Gandharvas’ (a veiled reference to powerful protectors) will soon complete their purpose—implying imminent resolution and retribution.