Shloka 47
Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)
अप्रवृत्तं सुदुर्बुद्धे यस्मादेतत् त्वया कृतम् तस्मादद्य प्रभृत्येव स्त्री त्वं सा पुरुषस्तथा
apravṛttaṁ sudurbuddhe yasmādetat tvayā kṛtam tasmād adya prabhṛtyeva strī tvaṁ sā puruṣas tathā
Wahai yang berakal bejat, karena engkau melakukan perbuatan yang tak patut ini, maka mulai hari ini engkau akan tetap menjadi perempuan, dan dia akan tetap menjadi laki-laki.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions judged as contrary to accepted dharma and social propriety are portrayed as bringing binding consequences; the narrative frames moral disorder as something that must be corrected through sanction, even if the correction itself is severe.
A Yaksha has exchanged sex with Śikhaṇḍī; the Yaksha-king condemns this as an improper act and decrees that the Yaksha will remain female while Śikhaṇḍī will remain male—an etiological explanation for Śikhaṇḍī’s later role in the war narrative.