Shloka 24
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
येषां दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषो ज्याघोष: श्रूयतेडनिशम् । तेषां मां मानिनीं भार्या सूतपुत्र: पदावधीत्
yeṣāṃ dundubhinirghoṣo jyāghoṣaḥ śrūyate 'niśam | teṣāṃ māṃ māninīṃ bhāryāṃ sūtaputraḥ padāvadhīt ||
जिनके धनुष की टंकार सदा देव-दुन्दुभियों की गम्भीर ध्वनि-सी सुनाई देती है—उन्हीं की मानिनी पत्नी मुझ पर सूतपुत्र ने लात मारी है।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of humiliating the vulnerable and the social-moral outrage when honor is violated; it frames insult not merely as personal injury but as a challenge to dharma and rightful protection.
A woman speaks in anguish that, despite being the wife of mighty bowmen whose martial prowess is famed, she has been kicked by someone derided as a “charioteer’s son,” intensifying the sense of injustice and dishonor.