Shloka 10
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
इस प्रकार पकड़में आनेपर कीचकको धरतीपर गिराकर भयसे काँपती हुई द्रौपदीने भागकर उस राज-सभाकी शरण ली, जहाँ राजा युधिष्ठिर विद्यमान थे ।।
tāṃ kīcakaḥ pradhāvantīṃ keśapāśe parāmṛśat | athīnām paśyato rājñaḥ pātayitvā padāvadhīt ||
恐怖に震えながらドラウパディーが、ユディシュティラ王のいる王の सभाへと駆けて庇護を求めると、キーچカは追いすがり、彼女の髪の編み紐をつかんで引き倒し、王と列座の貴人たちの眼前で地に叩きつけ、さらに足で蹴った。守るべき宮廷において公然と節度が崩れ、女の尊厳が踏みにじられるさまが、ここに露わとなる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma spreads when power is unchecked and a public court fails to protect someone seeking refuge. It also frames a moral tension: Yudhiṣṭhira and the Pāṇḍavas must uphold dharma while constrained by their vow of concealment, showing that ethical action can be tested by circumstance, fear, and political risk.
Draupadī runs to the royal hall for protection. Kīcaka chases her, grabs her by the hair, throws her down in front of the king and courtiers, and kicks her—an open act of humiliation that sets up the later response and retribution within the Virāṭa episode.