Shloka 19
पुनर्द्यूत-समाह्वानम्
Renewed Summons to the Dice-Game and Exile Wager
एकवस्त्रा त्वधोनीवी रोदमाना रजस्वला । सभामागम्य पाज्चालि श्वशुरस्याग्रतो भव
ekavastrā tv adhonīvī rodamānā rajasvalā | sabhām āgamya pāñcāli śvaśurasyāgrato bhava ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : « Pāñcālī, bien que tu ne portes qu’un seul vêtement, la pièce du bas relâchée, et bien que tu sois en tes jours, viens en pleurant dans la salle de l’assemblée et tiens-toi devant ton beau-père. »
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma often operates through public shaming and the exploitation of vulnerability. It implicitly condemns the misuse of royal authority and social norms to violate dignity, showing that a court that permits such acts has already departed from dharma.
A message is conveyed ordering Draupadī (Pāñcālī) to come to the royal assembly while she is menstruating, poorly clothed, and crying, and to stand before her father-in-law. The intent is to force her into the court as part of the escalating outrage following the dice-game events.