Shloka 3
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
Devanagari script
गात्राणि वाससी चैव प्रक्षाल्य सलिलेन सा | चिन्तयामास रुदती तस्य दुःखस्य निर्णयम्
Transliteration
gātrāṇi vāsasī caiva prakṣālya salilena sā | cintayāmāsa rudatī tasya duḥkhasya nirṇayam ||
Translation
Ia membasuh anggota tubuh dan pakaiannya dengan air; lalu sambil menangis ia merenungkan bagaimana duka itu dapat diselesaikan—bagaimana jalan pemulihannya.
Word by Word
गात्राणिlimbs, body-parts
गात्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगात्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वाससीtwo garments (clothes)
वाससी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्रक्षाल्यhaving washed
प्रक्षाल्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+क्षल्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active
सलिलेनwith water
सलिलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसलिल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सा)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चिन्तयामासshe thought, reflected
चिन्तयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
FormPeriphrastic Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
रुदतीweeping
रुदती:
TypeVerb
Rootरुद्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
दुःखस्यof the sorrow
दुःखस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
निर्णयम्decision; resolution; means (to settle/remove)
निर्णयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्णय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā, daughter of Drupada)W
water (salila)G
garments (vāsas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid grief, one should uphold śauca (cleanliness and composure) and seek a thoughtful, dharmic resolution rather than acting from uncontrolled emotion.
Draupadī goes to her lodging, performs appropriate cleansing, washes her body and clothes, and—while crying—thinks intensely about how to remedy the distressing situation.