Shloka 6

Devanagari script

द्रौपहुवाच यथैवाहं नाभिचरे कदाचित्‌ पतीन्‌ मदाद्‌ वै मनसापि जातु । तेनैव सत्येन वशीकृतं त्वां द्रष्टास्मि पापं परिकृष्ममाणम्‌,द्रौपदी बोली--ओ पापी! यदि मैंने आजतक कभी मनसे भी अभिमानवश अपने पतियोंके विरुद्ध आचरण न किया हो तो इस सत्यके प्रभावसे मैं देखूँगी कि तू शत्रुके अधीन होकर पृथ्वीपर घसीटा जा रहा है

Transliteration

drauapady uvāca yathaivāhaṁ nābhicare kadācit patīn madād vai manasāpi jātu | tenaiva satyena vaśīkṛtaṁ tvāṁ draṣṭāsmi pāpaṁ parikṛṣyamāṇam ||

Translation

Draupadī dit : «S’il est vrai que jamais, pas même en mon esprit, je n’ai agi contre mes époux par orgueil, alors, par la puissance de cette vérité même, je te verrai, pécheur, tomber sous la domination d’autrui et être traîné sur la terre.»

Word by Word

• {'yathā eva': 'just as

• if indeed (introducing a solemn condition)', 'aham': 'I', 'nābhicare': 'I did not transgress

• I did not act improperly (toward)', 'kadācit': 'ever

• at any time', 'patīn': 'husbands (lords), accusative plural', 'madāt': 'from pride, intoxication, arrogance', 'manasā api': 'even with the mind

• even mentally', 'jātu': 'ever

• at all', 'tena eva satyena': 'by that very truth (satyavacana / truth-act)', 'vaśīkṛtam': 'subjugated

• brought under control', 'tvām': 'you', 'draṣṭā asmi': 'I shall see (it)

• I am destined to witness', 'pāpam': 'O sinner

• wicked one', 'parikṛṣyamāṇam': 'being dragged about

Speaker

कीचक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Draupadī
• husbands (the Pāṇḍavas, implied)
• Kīcaka (contextual addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights satya (truthfulness) as a moral and spiritual force: Draupadī invokes her inner fidelity and restraint as a ‘truth-act’ that empowers justice against wrongdoing.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Virāṭa court episode, Draupadī confronts her harasser and, asserting her unwavering loyalty to her husbands, foretells that he will be overpowered and dragged—anticipating his imminent punishment.