Shloka 32
अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः
The Commencement of the Great Departure
पृष्ठतस्तु वरारोहा श्यामा पद्मदलेक्षणा । द्रौपदी योषितां श्रेष्ठा ययौ भरतसत्तम,भरतश्रेष्ठ) इन सबके पीछे सुन्दर शरीरवाली, श्यामवर्णा, कमलदललोचना, युवतियोंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रौपदी चल रही थी
pṛṣṭhatas tu varārohā śyāmā padmadalekṣaṇā | draupadī yoṣitāṃ śreṣṭhā yayau bharatasattama ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼らの後ろには、女たちの中で最も優れたドラウパディーが歩んだ。しなやかな姿、黒みを帯びた肌、蓮の花弁のような眼をもって。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and dignity in the face of life’s final transition: Draupadī, celebrated for beauty and excellence, is shown not in triumph but in disciplined following—suggesting that true worth is tested and revealed in renunciation and endurance rather than in outward status.
During the Mahāprasthāna (the great departure), the group proceeds onward, and Draupadī is described as walking behind the others. The narrator emphasizes her distinguishing features and her eminent status among women while situating her within the ordered movement of the journey.