Shloka 23

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच सा ताननुप्रेक्ष्य विशालनेत्रा जिघृक्षमाणानवभर्त्सयन्ती । प्रोवाच मा मा स्पृशतेति भीता धौम्यं प्रचुक्रोश पुरोहितं सा,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! उस समय जयद्रथके साथी आश्रममें प्रविष्ट होकर द्रौपदीको पकड़ लेना चाहते थे। यह देख विशाल नेत्रोंवाली द्रौपदी उन्हें डाँटकर बोली--'“खबरदार, कोई मेरे शरीरका स्पर्श न करे।” फिर भयभीत होकर उसने अपने पुरोहित धौम्य मुनिको पुकारा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca sā tān anuprekṣya viśālanetrā jighṛkṣamāṇān avabhartsayantī | provāca mā mā spṛśateti bhītā dhaumyaṃ pracukrośa purohitaṃ sā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Melihat mereka—orang-orang yang cuba merampasnya—wanita bermata besar itu menegur mereka dengan keras dan, dalam ketakutan, menjerit: “Jangan, jangan sentuh aku!” Lalu dia memanggil dengan suara lantang pendeta keluarga mereka, resi Dhaumya.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

साshe

तान्them

अनुप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at/observed

विशाल-नेत्राshe who has large eyes

जिघृक्षमाणान्wishing/desiring to seize

अवभर्त्सयन्तीrebuking/scolding

प्रोवाचsaid (aloud)

माdo not

स्पृशतtouch (you all)!

इतिthus

भीताfrightened

धौम्यम्Dhaumya

प्रचुक्रोशcried out to/called

पुरोहितम्the family priest

साshe

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Draupadī

Jayadratha

Dhaumya

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a clear dharmic boundary: coercive touching and seizure are adharma. Draupadī’s protest and her appeal to a respected authority (the purohita) emphasize the moral gravity of violating personal dignity and bodily autonomy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jayadratha’s companions enter the hermitage and attempt to seize Draupadī. She sees them, rebukes them, warns them not to touch her, and in fear calls out loudly for the sage Dhaumya, the Pāṇḍavas’ family priest.