Shloka 7
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
सैरन्ध्युवाच तस्मिज्जीवति पापिष्ठे सेनावाहे मम द्विषि
sairandhryuvāca tasmiñ jīvati pāpiṣṭhe senāvāhe mama dviṣi
Sairandhrī berkata: “Selagi si paling durjana itu—musuhku, panglima bala tentera—masih hidup…”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the moral urgency felt by the wronged: as long as a grievously unjust aggressor remains unpunished, the wound to honor and dharma feels unresolved. It frames retribution not as mere anger but as a demand for justice against blatant wrongdoing.
Sairandhrī (Draupadī, living incognito in Virāṭa’s court) speaks about her enemy—the army-commander who has wronged her—declaring that as long as that wicked man lives, her grievance remains active and unresolved.