Shloka 34
Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)
द्रौपहुवाच अप्रार्थनीयामिह मां सुतपुत्राभिमन्यसे । निहीनवर्णा सैरन्ध्री बीभत्सां केशकारिणीम्
drauapady uvāca aprārthanīyām iha māṃ sūtaputrābhimanyase | nihīnavarṇā sairandhrī bībhatsāṃ keśakāriṇīm ||
ດຣໍພະດີກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຈົ້າຜູ້ຄິດຕົນເອງເປັນລູກຊາຍຄົນຂັບລົດສົງຄາມ ກັບມາປາຖະໜາຂ້າໃນທີ່ນີ້—ເລື່ອງນີ້ບໍ່ຄວນແມ່ນແຕ່ຈະຖາມ. ຂ້າເປັນຄົນສະຖານະຕ່ຳ ເປັນແຕ່ໄຊຣັນທຣີ (ສາວໃຊ້) ນຸ່ງປອມຮູບອັນນ່າຊັງ ແລະຖືກໃຊ້ແຕ່ໃນວຽກແຕ່ງຜົມ—ເປັນຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ນ້ອຍໆເທົ່ານັ້ນ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical boundary: certain desires and requests are intrinsically improper (aprārthanīya). Draupadī rebukes the man by invoking social role and propriety, emphasizing restraint and respect rather than coercive or shameless solicitation.
While living incognito in Virāṭa’s court, Draupadī is disguised as a maid (sairandhrī) who arranges hair. A man addressed as “sūtaputra” makes an improper advance; Draupadī rejects him sharply, stressing that such a request is unworthy and pointing to her assumed lowly position and menial role.