Shloka 4
धृतराष्ट्रस्य उपालम्भः तथा पाण्डव-समाश्वासनम् | Dhṛtarāṣṭra Reproved and the Pāṇḍavas Consoled
तमन्वगात् सुदुःखार्ता द्रौपदी शोककर्शिता । सह पाज्चालयोषिद्धियस्तित्रासन् समागता:,अत्यन्त दुःखसे आतुर और शोकसे दुबली हुई द्रौपदीने भी वहाँ आयी हुई पांचाल- महिलाओंके साथ उनका अनुसरण किया
tam anvagāt suduḥkhārtā draupadī śokakarśitā | saha pāñcālayoṣidbhis tatrāsan samāgatāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Draupadī juga—dihimpit dukacita yang amat dan susut oleh kesedihan—mengikuti di belakangnya, ditemani para wanita Pāñcāla yang telah berhimpun di situ. Adegan ini menegaskan beban bersama selepas perang: para yang terselamat, khususnya kaum wanita, bergerak bersama dalam ratap dan tanggungjawab, menjadi saksi kepada kehilangan serta akibat moralnya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of war’s consequences: grief is not private alone but shared, and those who survive—especially women—carry the duty of mourning, remembrance, and bearing witness to the human cost that follows adharma and violence.
Draupadī, weakened by sorrow, follows after a central figure (contextually, the one being proceeded after), and she is accompanied by the assembled women of Pāñcāla, indicating a collective movement of mourners in the aftermath of the catastrophe.