Shloka 29
Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)
सैरन्ध्युवाच त्रयोदशाहमात्र मे राजा क्षाम्यतु भामिनि । कृतकृत्या भविष्यन्ति गन्धर्वास्ते न संशय:
sairandhry uvāca trayodaśāhamātra me rājā kṣāmyatu bhāmini | kṛtakṛtyā bhaviṣyanti gandharvās te na saṁśayaḥ ||
サイランドリーは言った。「激情の御方よ、王にはただ十三日だけ、どうか私をお許しください。その時までには、疑いなく、あの乾闥婆たちは望む務めを成し遂げ、満ち足りることでしょう。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint and strategic patience: a wronged person may seek justice, yet must act within constraints of time, circumstance, and dharma—here, requesting forgiveness and a brief delay while trusting that consequences will unfold.
Draupadī, disguised as Sairandhrī in Virāṭa’s court, asks that the king excuse her for thirteen more days, asserting that the ‘Gandharvas’ (a veiled reference to powerful protectors) will soon complete their purpose—implying imminent resolution and retribution.