Shloka 5
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
यां न वायुर्न चादित्यो दृष्टवन्तौ पुरा गृहे । साहमद्य सभामध्ये दृश्यास्मि जनसंसदि
yāṃ na vāyur na cādityo dṛṣṭavantau purā gṛhe | sāham adya sabhāmadhye dṛśyāsmi janasaṃsadi ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Dia yang dahulu di dalam istana bahkan Angin dan Matahari pun belum pernah melihatnya—akulah dia; hari ini aku dipaksa tampak di tengah-tengah sidang kerajaan, di hadapan kerumunan para lelaki.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a breach of dharma: a woman who was traditionally protected from public gaze within the household is forced into public exposure in a male assembly. It underscores the ethical collapse of the court when shame, consent, and dignity are disregarded.
The narrator describes the shocking moment when a secluded woman—understood in context as Draupadī—is brought into the sabhā (royal assembly) and made visible before a crowd, marking a pivotal act of humiliation and injustice in the Sabha Parva.